Go see it, you'll like it!

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2013)

Man of Steel goes back to how Superman came to Earth, ends with the advent of Clark Kent. Effects throughout are really, really great. Henry Cavill is perfect in the role - a good guy, physically beautiful, wonderfully handsome, with excellent diction. I would see anything he was in!
Amy Adams? So-so. Lacks depth. Of course Lois Lane is a comic book character, so lack of depth probably doesn't matter. Russell Crowe is excellent as Lor-el, and his pain at sending his son away is palpable. The rest of the cast are uniformly good and believable in their roles.
The plot is pretty much ordained by the comic book history, but retelling for those who are too young to remember old comic books is necessary here, and well done. Even those of us who are old enough to remember the old comics will enjoy this tale. I doubt we ever thought how difficult Superman's childhood, and the problems of his Earth parents, were. Very well done in this movie. In fact, this is a great movie. Kids ought to love it, and parents too. I foresee that future movies about Superman, if done this well, will be a great series.