First 30 minutes worth the cost of the film.

Rating: 9/10 (22 August 2013)

Russel Crowe puts Marlon Brando to shame as Kal-Els birth father. Excellent performance with heart and pizazz. Kevin Costner is excellent as Clark's Father. Amy Adams is a bona fide Lois Lane for the future who shows no signs of being galactically stupid (reference Lois and Clark)(Terry Hatcher still my favorite but they fixed the character flaw). No superman story has ever fully satisfied me until this depiction. The story of Krypton is well orchestrated and I salute the writers for their work. Rest of the film is superior. Henry Clavil is excellent as Superman. Zod actor Michael Shannon does well but Terrence Stamp is still the best. Ayelet Zurer as Lara presents the most complete development of her character and is much more than eye candy (as relegated to in prior films). Diane Lane does her usual excellent performance but K Callan still the best. Laurence Fishburne good but had I had trouble following his story line with the 2 reporters he interacted with during the finale. Who were Steve and Jenny and why should we care? Hopefully his story line will be expanded in the sequel. Highly recommend. Looking forward to sequel but it will take a lot for the film not to disappoint.