Boo! Zach Snyder really disappoints.

Rating: 4/10 (10 May 2014)

I had such high hopes for this film. 300, Dawn of the dead, Watchmen, and even the weak Sucker Punch have such a beautiful and distinct visual style that I thought surely this film will be great. And Watchmen and 300 are 2 of my favorite films of all time. So I don't know what happened. Maybe the pressure of trying to "deliver a family blockbuster" got to Zach. There is almost nothing about this film that looks distinct or visually interesting or different from every other cgi film around today. The story takes on way TOO much trying to fit in the death of Krypton, the superboy years, and Zod all in one film. They could have made 3 films out of this story. And where are the scenes of Superman doing super things? Everything in this film is a bore. Bryan Singer's Superman Returns was much more fun, and visually interesting by comparison. Joss Whedon would have been a much more appropriate director for Superman. Zach is completely out of his element. He cannot do with Superman the sexual, ultra gore things that made him famous. No Gerard Butler ass shots, Watchmen heroes having sex and killing murdering pedophiles, or young girls held prisoners in the Clark Kent world. Clark Kent just does not live in that world. So Zach gets kind of lost, and his hands seem tied. It saddens me to think Zach is doing more Superman films. Boo!