Meh of Steel

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2018)

There are divided opinions on this film and I personally feel divided also. The film is a reboot, and I didn't really grow up with Superman I grew up with Batman and Spider-Man, so I'm not really the biggest Man of Steel aficionado. I do know this film feels very different in tone from the classic Superman film of the 1970s, which isn't that big of a deal, but this is Superman not The Dark Knight or The Punisher. Superman should be kinda fun and Boy Scout like, the film does do good with its serious tone, I love the second act where we see a lot of how Clark deals with his life constantly on the run and when he finally sees his Fortress of Sollitude it's very intriguing. The beginning and end of the film however feel very over-stuffed with action and visual effects, they're good effects just overwhelming. Superman punching Zod takes out the whole city and The destruction of Krypton is very drawn out. I'm not the biggest Zack Snyder fan so it was already wearing itself thin. Cavill gives a great performance as Clark Kent/Superman Bit he feels like he's being held back, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, and Michael Shannon also give good performances that are either given to little emphasis (Costner) or too much. (Shannon and Adams) I'm not a big Russel Crowe fan so I couldn't really get into him as Superman's father. All in all the action is good but overstuffed, the characters are well crafted but are depressing in tone, the acting is great but they focus on the wrong characters to often. So yeah this film really is a 50/50 for me.