A phenomenal film.

Rating: 6/10 (16 June 2013)

By the time the movie ended I was left wanting more. Not that the movie didn't give you enough, I was high on great action sequences, beautiful visuals, superb acting, and an amazing score.
I must admit that in the beginning of the film when it shows Clark's life I thought they jumped around a little to fast. It would show him from place to place with nothing in between. First he's a fisherman on a boat, saves men from a sinking tanker, then the next thing you know he's in the arctic. I just wish there was a little more in between shots, maybe just showing him going place to place. Nothing much.
I personally liked the flash back scenes showing him younger doing amazing things. My girlfriend wasn't to much into it, but I loved it. It makes you relieve those memories with him instead of just watching them happen.
The acting was amazing. Russel Crowe was beyond awesome. The first fight scene between him and Zod got me instantly hooked. Even when he's a ghost, talking to people he just reels you in with the way he speaks his words. Henry Cavill is not only a very handsome actor, but a very good one. The emotions he pulls off with his facial expressions gives me goosebumps. He really made this character something new. I really can not think of a better actor to portray the Man of Steel. Finally Michael Shannon was amazing. He portrays the bad guy who's really a good guy for his own kind very well.
Just well choreographed fights, that don't look stylized. They look real. You are really watching someones head get pummeled over and over again. Like I mentioned earlier, the first fight you get, gives you just a little taste of what the rest of the movie has to offer. Very fast movements, that leaves you in awe. Some parts reminded me of playing a video game. It doesn't feel like acting, it feels like they're really pummeling each other.
I'm not a superman geek so I came into the movie with the general knowledge that I think any non superman geek has. The movie gives you background to build on so anyone watching will know what's going on. The dialogue can be cheesy at times, but for the most part was written well. Numerous times I kept thinking that they're showing something without explaining how they came to it. Then almost right when I think it they do explain. Very very little in this movie is left unexplained. The visuals were spectacular. The characters believable, and the music adds that icing on top of the cake which the end result is a very phenomenal film.