A Movie For The Fans...

Rating: 6/10 (28 August 2016)

Nobody said this film was going to sweep come awards season. Nobody said that Snyder would win Best Director at the Oscars that year. Critics weren't too kind towards this movie, complaining about several different things. Some of it I agree with, others I don't.
Let's start with the main attraction of this movie. Henry Cavill. No I'm joking (I'm not), it's the ACTION. The action sequences which filled the majority of the movie. I personally enjoyed the special effects and the sequences were nicely edited most of the time. I didn't enjoy the sheer number of action moments. Yes, this is first and foremost an action movie and I expected a lot of it. Just...not that much.
Let's talk about the acting.
Overall, it was good. The characters were well acted. Henry Cavill made a brilliant Clark Kent in my opinion. He looked the part and he acted the part well. His American accent was very good. His posture was fit for a superhero and sometimes I found myself seeing Chris Evans' iconic Captain America in his tone and words. That's a good thing, by the way. It means Henry nailed the superhero thing.
And now onto one of my favourite ever actresses, Amy Adams, who found the role she was born to play, Lois Lane. I read somewhere that she auditioned several times in other Superman features to be Lois and there's a reason for that. To me, Amy Adams IS Lois Lane. Her portrayal was smart, subtle yet dramatic in all the right places.
Michael Shannon played a great role as Zod. Sorry...General Zod. After only seeing him in Revolutionary Road, I expected to nail this role, even though it is a vast change from that role. He definitely did a good villain justice.
I was sadly disappointed but Russell Crowe yet again (after Les Mis, I didn't really have high hopes). All of his dialogue felt wooden and I could sense boredom in his performance. It was very stiff and two-dimensional, and I feel like more could have been done with his character.
All in all, I enjoyed my experience in watching this movie. Superhero fans will no doubt enjoy it, even if they find fault in some places. The chemistry between Cavill and Adams is natural and easy, the acting is great, the storyline is fun and action-packed. The cast is hot (looking at you Cavill) and it was a very solid effort at a genre that polarises opinion on every outing (see Thor: The Dark World for more on that)