Love it or Hate it

Rating: 9/10 (27 June 2013)

There seem to have two parts in this movie: cinematography side and story telling side since two strong players are in the making of this movie.
It's just another Snyder movie with Nolan's spice on it. You either love it or hate it.
I like 300 and Sucker Punch but I dislike Watchmen (story telling part). As for Man of Steel, I like it because it is a Watchmen style with Sucker Punch touch. The action is great as a comical character has to be superb. Snyder succeeded to make the man of steel really powerful visually. Compared to previous attempt to make this comical character come to life, Snyder has pushed the benchmark a lot higher.
That's the artistic side.
As for the story telling part, if you like Nolan's approach to reboot a superhero instalment such as Batman Begins and so forth, you'll love Man of Steel. He is very good at making a comic believable in our current worldly sense. Nolan can really make the superheroes come to life. He is able to make anything logical and believable although they are just a character in a comic.
I think the directors are smart enough to choose Snyder to take care of cinematography side and Nolan to tell the story with Zimmer to create the atmosphere. They work pretty well when they are mixed together.
Some may not like it as the story and the visual effects are somewhat disconnected. Especially the romance part, it is still not there. But I anticipate the romance to grow substantially in the coming instalments. To explain the origin of a man who can fly is already exhaustive. Nevertheless, the emotion between Superman and his natural parents and guardians is exceptional. But the restraint of Superman to use his power before wearing the superman suit feels a bit constipated. This is the only downside of this movie.
Just treat it as Superman Begins, you'll love it as it explains completely the origin of Superman (although it may sway a bit away from the original comics but it is OK as long as it makes sense). If you expect a Reeve's type of Superman, you won't.