Its just so-so

Rating: 4/10 (16 June 2013)

While not as horrible as some have claimed, Man of Steel is still a film with serious problem. On the surface, there is a lot of good, state of the art special effects, lots of exciting action, a more "Serious" attitude, and generally good casting and acting. The problem is that the film is all surface. There is very little character and thematic development. This hurts the film when it tries to develop an emotional or logical connection to the viewer. Worse is the fact that actual pacing film is abysmal. It has no flow or rhythm thereby flattening the impact of all the scenes. In the end, it feels empty in that I never had a sense that was really about anything more than two Superpower aliens duking out on earth. That movie could have been made in 90 minutes.
I have no problem with a reinterpreted Superman. I just wish a better movie could have been built around him.