Action-packed, briskly-paced and featuring a stellar cast

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2013)

Man of Steel, the long-awaited Superman reboot, is finally here and it rocks. The Zack Snyder-directed film revisits Superman's origin While certainly a superhero movie, Man of Steel is first and foremost a science fiction drama about an alien trying to find his place in our world and dealing with humanity's reaction to his existence. More than any other Superman film since the 1978 one, Man of Steel reminds us that Superman isn't human,The hugely entertaining Man of Steel is the best Superman movie since the 1978 original. Cavill makes a great Superman, but we don't really get a true emotional attachment to the adult Clark Kent until he meets Lois Lane (Amy Adams). The flashbacks to Clark's youth inform us of his journey thus far and give us a sense of his inner demons. Otherwise, Clark is, as Lois describes him at different points, like a ghost or a cypher.The visual effects, many of which were created by WETA Workshop, are generally great, especially the screen's most fully realized depiction of Krypton yet...
Action-packed, briskly-paced and featuring a stellar cast, Man of Steel is the best Superman film since the 1978 original and proves DC can match Marvel in the massive scale department. Man of Steel is nevertheless director Zack Snyder's best film to date.