Visually fantastic, a reflection of cinema, but it's not the Superman I know and love

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2013)

Unbelievable (and huge amount of) effects, beautifully imagined concepts, and some cool references - some I even thought were inspired by some Marvel titles - like the showdown in Smallville. These for me took the same meaning as the films - like in Thor when he goes to fight in protection of Earth, even when he knows he may not be able to. But they paled for me in the fact that Superman wasn't really in any danger - and there was a cataclysmic amount of damage otherwise *but don't worry, they remembered to throw in him saving the girl, and an army dude lol (winning favour much?)*.
But for me character development, relationships and true depth of intimacy was just lacking, and I definitely don't think this Superman should have anything to do with Justice League - Clark Kent wouldn't have let... you know what happen... etc. But the true gold in this film was in it's relevance in cultural terms - drawing similarities with Prometheus style designs (the suits btw were truly AWESOME) - the concept of alienation and home etc, and it's originality in approaching the superhero movie in a non-superhero way - *minor spoiler* - he F's up some guy's truck lol.
In conclusion - it made sense that 'Superman' was danced around during the movie, and wasn't in the title - as Superman isn't really what to expect here.
But regardless the movie was remarkably entertaining - if only for the newest action-based special effects, but I don't think Cavill really 'found' Superman, and in my opinion Routh's Superman would make for a much better Justice League movie.