Man of MEH......spoilers

Rating: 6/10 (15 June 2013)

OK. So just finished seeing Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" and over all, I found it rather slightly underwhelming.
Let me break it down like this:
The GOOD- Casting. Kudos to the makers of the film for choosing Henry Cavill for the archetype of the super hero. I think he did really good, capturing the essence of Clark Kent/ Kal-EL. One of the coolest things about "Man of Tomorrow" character, is his strength of COMPASSION, which Cavill, to his credit succeed in showing. I did enjoy Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon, as Jor-EL and General Zod, respectively. Very good indeed...BUT I really think they got MA and PA KEnt RIGHT. God Bless you Kevin Costner and Diane Lane. You were as I had hoped and envisioned the parents of the big blue boy scout would be. The love,care,and fear so genuinely portrayed by these two talented just hits the mark in my honest opinion. Their parts,are brief,but memorable. I enjoyed the different take on the technology of Krypton and the culture. That was kind of cool. The special effects were impressive.
The BAD:
THE SCRIPT....oh boy. I don't know. It was kinda light and not fulfilling,which is a bit of a surprise from David S.Goyer. I usually enjoy his work. Lack of chemistry between the very talented Amy Adams and Cavill. I just didn't FEEL it. Kinda stiff and forced.
I didn't appreciate that*spoiler* LOIS FINDS OUT CLARK IS SUPERMAN!! I mean What THE HELL?!!! That was kinda of the fun part and mystique with Supes! True Superman fans will know what I mean. The fight scenes. WELLLLL...they were good but I found them rather drawn out and tiresome. Hey, I know our beloved man o'steel can kick some major ass and that he has GOD LEVEL super strength and what not..but I don't know. I think I just got tired of he and the other Kryptonians hitting each other through building after building. Structure after structure. ETC.
I just felt,too,that they played this movie a wee bit to heavy on the dramatic side. I mean, maybe just a little bit more humor to lighten things up a bit?
and FINALLY Zack Snyder. I know that he has a lot of respect for the source of the material for these types of films. I think he did great with films 300 and THE WATCHMEN! However, I don't know. I think he excels at doing more extraordinary humans than SUPERHUMAN if that makes any sense.
Now, this film was way better than Superman Returns but nowhere NEAR as good as one of the BEST comic book adaptations EVER, "Superman, the movie".They did it right and after 30 something odd years, it STILL is a good time.
Man of STEEL isn't a HORRIBLE film..just mediocre