Just another superhero movie

Rating: 5/10 (14 June 2013)

With all the rave user reviews posted on IMDb, not being a Superman fan, I hope my review would put a better perspective on things.
First the plus points. The origins of the central character are better depicted in the movie as compared to the previous versions of Superman. The screenplay is good. Some of the dialogues were worth listening to, which gave a brief glimpse of Christopher Nolan's writing.
Other than the above points the rest of the movie is pretty much disappointing. First, the story is just a rehashed account of the previous superman movies combining parts of superman and superman 2. There was no new angle or perspective to the story as is expected with movies written by Chris Nolan. Being a Nolan fan my sole reason for watching this movie was because of his association with it. I am sad to say that I am let down by the storyline.
Secondly the computer graphics used in the movie leaves the viewer disoriented and confused as to what is actually happening. So for god sake people, please save your money and don't see this movie in 3D.
Acting is mediocre especially in the case of Henry Cavill and Amy Adams. Russell Crowe holds his ground but that's about it. No one comes even remotely close to his standard.
More was expected from Zack Snyder but I suppose after directing "300" and "Watchmen" his creative output has taken a downward plunge.
Honestly, the movie could have been better and more entertaining. But in its current form the movie does not do justice to the hype surrounding it. If you really want to see it then I suppose you could wait for a couple of weeks till the hype and the ticket prices go down.
Overall rating: 5 / 10