Jump into a running race car.

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2013)

To embolden what you already know, this movie has wonderful visual effects with good attention to details (like the conical wavefront around Superman when he flies through the atmosphere). That apart, the plot is straightforward but engaging enough, the acting is great, and most importantly the balance between amount of screen time to action/effects and to story development was close to (but not) perfect.
Do not expect this movie to be like the Dark Knight series, there is a wider array of 'super-human' things that have to be a part of the movie and having titanic strength Superman inevitably struggles much less than Batman. So unlike Batman Begins the character development is kept to a minimal, and the focus is kept essentially on what makes him different and how he deals with that. At the beginning it feels like you just stepped into a running vehicle, the emotional moments feel a little too rapidly done but they are sufficient to draw you in and as you adjust it becomes more of a thrill ride. As they claim in the Featurette the 'Who am I?' conflict he faces is not uncommon and that makes it easier for us to relate to.
There is a lot of flying, fighting and a terrifying amount of explosions, so many that you get fed up of exploding buildings by the end, but nonetheless the sequences are still all well executed and non- monotonous and the beginning sequence on Krypton as well as the alien technology is quite creative from a sci-fi perspective. Also, the last sequence/battle reminds me of the one between Neo and Smith in The Matrix Revolutions.
The (limited amount of) acting is pretty top-notch as well except for the teenage superman and Zurer as Lara Lor-Van which seemed quite artificial. The score is great as well. It has a steely effect and even the percussion tracks go well with the movie overall.
On the whole its a good reboot, might have been better if more screen time was devoted to the back story by cutting down the action a little, but a must watch and not on DVD but in the best cinema you can find.