Great Movie. Great Potential for Sequels.

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2013)

First, for all the people concerned about negative reviews from critics, I can tell you that critics' reviews are not always a measure to depend on; it's as if the majority went into the movie hating it already either because they are too defensive of and attached to the Donner/Reeve's Superman, or because they simply hate Zack Snyder (Check the 300 movie reviews and judge for yourself).
Second, the movie itself. Man of Steel above all is a great foundation for sequels. This is the Batman Begins of the TDK trilogy: it's not the best movie of the 3, but surely TDK wouldn't have gone anywhere without its foundation and intro in Batman Begins.
In Action terms, this movie contains the Action that Superman Returns lacked. Yes, it might get a bit overwhelming at the very end but it's nothing close to boring. The same critics that wanted more action in Superman Returns are the ones that are hating it in Man Of Steel, absurd don't you think?
Man of Steel presents an impressive back story that is played out well by Crowe and Shannon. Cavill is a great Superman, he's everything I could've envisioned. Lois has good screen chemistry with Superman, definitely something to weigh on in sequels. Although some other characters felt a little under-developed, it was irrelevant because the movie was keeping me busy and interested between action and conversation scenes. Also I'm sure that Goyer/Nolan are delaying some characters' development to when they will need it more in the follow-up movies. Man of Steel has a couple of scenes to weigh down the action while playing on human values and emotions; you get to see what Superman's really going through in terms of identity crisis and what makes him a human/alien. Coupled with the great music of Hans Zimmer, you will definitely be moved in those scenes.
All in all, don't miss this movie; go in and enjoy it because it is exactly that, an enjoyable Superman Movie; something unfamiliar to the old superman cartoonish take, but still well worthy of its title.