Zack Snyders typical action-oriented vision is given a heart by Nolan and the result is Excellent !!!

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2013)

It was really hard to like this movie for so many reasons, First, last 2 years have seen some great super-hero movies being made in this Genre, TDKR, Avengers , Iron Man-3 were pretty good and even surprisingly The Amazing Spider Man was watchable, So MOS needed something new to offer, Secondly, Zack Snyder has really hurt my expectations in last few attempts with movie that were visually good but had no soul or story to tell.. Thirdly, Superman itself is a difficult super-hero to relate to Modern audiences as Batman (no Powers, Human), Spider-Man (Mutation, Human), Iron Man (Technology, Human) have all been made with some logic to add to fantasy, so there is suspension of belief still, but these stories don't have a steel alien, flying superhero with cape, with tag-lines like IS THAT BIRD...Not extending this narrative hurdle and now reviewing the movie itself, I hope everyone got the point...
So the movie started, and I expected Fireworks, and a child who will be flown to earth and blah blah..though it is done as such, after 15 mins, the movie does change pace to Nolan's style, the story-line is edited between time-lines for character development and making us believe what is to be a Man of steel, the movie then flows smoothly till the action packed climax, which glued the audience till the very last scene, not detailing or spoiling the story, I will say that what makes this super- hero movie different from others, is that it is NOT ABOUT FINDING YOUR POWER, BUT KNOWING IT..(No time is spent on surprises so typical especially in Spidey movies when he cheesingly tries his powers after discovery)..
Regarding the performances, to be honest Henry Cavill didn't have a comparative hurdle faced by Christian Bale (Michael Keaton), Andrew Garfield (Tobey Mcguire), but Chrisopher Reeve though not a great actor, but still he is most loved SUPERMAN, so how did Mr.Cavill perform, I will say outstanding as he fitted the persona of Superman perfectly, casting decision was proved perfect and in those NOLANISH scenes when he had to show emotions, he kicked Routh's Superman out of the park...Hope to see Mr.Cavill in sequels as 2nd movies in such series are now almost the best ones...
Amy Adams as Lois Lane, well I have always respected her as an actress, but she didn't fit as as bolt as Magie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst or Gwyneth Paltrow did in their movies, being honest and comparing with same series, Margot Kidder in original Superman movies was very good and one of best thing about the series, and Kate Bosworth was awful in TSMR, so Miss Amy lies in between, she did exactly great in emotional scenes as she is great actress, but lacked the visual punch needed in Super-Hero girls...need to see more of her in sequels where story is more focused on the relation between her and Superman..
The supporting cast were highlight of the movie, Michael Shannon was much natural villain than Spacey, Diane Lane was perfect, veterans Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe and Lawrence Fishburne all played their parts with honesty, among others Ayelet Zurer should definitely be mentioned for her negative role played with perfection..
Directing this movie as I have mentioned before had hurdles I mentioned before, after 300, which actually was fun to watch in cinema, A story full of action and style filled with message of courage, and Dawn of the Dead, with its execution, were great starts but Watchmen disappointed in in its overlong bland narrative and Sucker Punch , though visually beautiful was more cartoonish as a final product, this always worried me since the project began, will Mr.Snyder give us a cheesy Man of Steel, well now I will say that NOLAN+SNYDER is really a dream duo for a super hero movie, with narrative decisions which work perfectly, suspense that is not so puzzling but keeps interest and the main character which is not just a FLYING-MAN-OF-STEEL-WITH-CAPE, we really feel about the protagonist..The action scenes were perfectly directed but Snyder never had problem there, I watched the movie in IMAX and it really had one of best effects I have seen, the highlight is the humanization of Superman, something done perfectly before by Nolan..
Some facts in the movie are really interesting, though no super-hero movie is and can be PLOT-HOLE proof as it demands fantasy , but we do get logics in questions modern audience ask, like "why does Super Mans suit not burn", "He is from another planet, why the S of Superman then, is there English in Krypton" and many others have been explained and David Goyer should be credited for this for his screenplay..
Ending my review that why I rated it 10, Well I always knew Nolan would humanize the character, but didn't expect the connection I felt with Man of steel, I enjoyed every second of the movie, so why strip stars, aren't superhero movies targeted to be such, don't take biased view while watching this movie and benchmarks like Shawshank Redemption, Godfather etc, see it as it is and you will love Zack-Nolan's Man of Steel !!!