Renewed my love for the franchise

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2014)

I had ignored previous reviews and it had taken me some time to watch this movie. Without doubt, I loved 99% of this movie from the whole tone to the soundtrack. The biggest thing that won me over was the emphasis made on the fact that Kal-El is an alien and the fear around his acceptance into society. The casting was very good and the subtle nods in the script towards the Christopher Reeve films was a warming touch. The issue I have and it is the only negative is that they had for the whole film taken the story line in a different direction. They had ignored the geeky Clark Kent, they had destroyed the fact that no one knew who Superman once he put on a pair of glasses. All that could have me put to bed but in the last two minutes of the film they ruined this. Still a great watch but if that premises hidden identity through wearing glasses continues, then I will still be routing for Batman in the next movie.