Just bad, as in not good

Rating: 5/10 (14 June 2013)

I really enjoy most of what Christopher Nolan is involved in, but here something went wrong. I liked his new vision for Batman, especially the Joker before Heath Ledger's tragedy. Much of what they did there was new and provided a fresh look at the whole series. That is not the case here. The plot here is virtually identical to prior Superman movies. The main difference is in the effects and the speed of the action and using different actors. They needed to make more changes than that, and this lack of anything genuinely new makes this a big waste of time.
To make this on par with the Batman remake, I expected something along the lines of really questioning the meaning of patriotism. Superman is an American hero, but imagine if they had put him into a situation where leaders make truly questionable decisions. A modern Superman, to be really new, could maybe be the one to take the lead in showing what it really means to be a patriot, not just someone with blind obedience. Hopefully this is close to where they are going with this. And I hope Christopher Nolan takes real control of the whole thing.