Not a masterpiece, but still great

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2013)

While it wasn't the superhero masterpiece I was expecting, with "Watchmen" looking like what Kubrick would've done had he made one, I thought this could only end up better, but I still feel the need to defend it.
Its not on par with Zack Snyder's Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead and 300, I still thought it was a great film. It treats superman as god, and therefore asks the question of 'how would humanity react to god if he came out to us and how would they treat him if he weren't a vengeful god like superman is. Why would they feel the need to treat him right? Unless he was here to protect them from evil'. I loved all the scenes with Kevin Costner, some even left me teary-eyed. I also enjoyed the opening, I thought it looked great in 3D, maybe even better than Avatar.
What I didn't like about it was Henry Cavill, his performance was dull and made it harder on the rest of the actors who were all doing as best as they could with the script. I hated the unnecessary scene at IHOP and the way they underused both Laurence Fishburne and Amy Adams.
I noticed a couple of problems with the script, like how did Lois Lane go from one place to another during the fight scenes? Its as if writer David S. Goyer forgot he was writing a movie about Superman and not a sequel to his movie "Jumper". I liked the flashbacks though, they were kind of cheesy, but they did get me all emotional, specially the scenes with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane. Besides all that, the opening was amazing, the effects in it were great, its just the dialogue wasn't as epic as the visuals that kind of got me down.
To all the people that hated it, come on, what were you expecting? Its a lot better than Superman Returns, thats for sure. What I find ironic though, is that superheroes, who do good for no self benefit, are being used to make a lot of money. The thing is, where will they go from here? Why is the Justice League necessary? Why can't they just stick to superman like Nolan's batman trilogy did, while making a great amount of money. Why do they feel the need to rush the sequel? They're planning to release it next year, just look what happened to "Green Lantern", my advice would be to stick to superman only. They've got a good thing going. Why risk ruining it?
I'd recommend it to anyone who liked "Batman Begins", "Star Wars", "Avatar", or "The Avengers". Its definitely a must watch this year, unlike most movies that have come out, specially other superhero movies.