From Boy To Man Of Steel

Rating: 9/10 (23 June 2013)

Man of Steel a great title for a new era of the superman franchise I waited until the hype had died down and went to the cinema with a view to enjoying this title. It fulfilled all my expectations. Russell Crowe added a touch of class to this film ,he always has a great screen presence The casting was spot on with the bad guys being fantastic one of whom was extremely pretty ,I am talking about the female one here. The story I think actually sticks very close to the early comic strip origins of superman but adding a modern twist to proceedings. There are some who will criticize the Lois Lane Superman pairing not being concentrated upon her but I think the director thought this hero worship crush type of relationship belonged to the 1950"s ,that is just my view The film flows flawlessly from beginning to end with flashbacks to Clarks past showing him growing up to become the Man of Steel
Kevin Costner I did not know he was in this film plays his Father on earth giving a great performance by not overshadowing the main character in their scenes together. Films like this are about escapism and this really delivers on all levels .Some are complaining about the cgi being excessive I think the perfect balance was achieved Read an old comic strip about Superman you will realise these genres of film have been crying out for realistic cgi for years Enjoy this masterpiece