Eh it was alright

Rating: 6/10 (15 June 2013)

OK I'm a bit more cynical than most people. I read the major critics' reviews of Man of Steel and I was shocked to see the "horrible" things critics had to say about the movie. And my cynical nature had me believing that like usual I would disagree with the critics...boy was I wrong. This tangled mess of over use of CGI effects mixed with a barrage of too many plot threads made me confused in the beginning. What there was this guy and he is going in front of these people then these people are getting killed and there is a rebellion and the guy gets chased by Zod, but somehow the guy has enough time to talk to his wife during the chase. then Zod kills the guy and he's put on trial by other authorities and he and his soldiers are imprisoned in phallic shaped pea pods then those phallic shaped pods penetrate...yeah it did not begin well.
But later when Kal El was sent to earth via awesome space craft (yes I have to admit the effects in this movie were great) then his child hood story is told through awkward flashbacks that interrupted the movie too many times. And this just confused me even more. It was a good thing I have read Superman comics and know the character's story like the back of my hand or else I would have been confused even more.
The only reason I'm not giving this film a really bad rating is because the second and third acts save the movie. from the moment that Lois meets Superman and then on the movie just got way better. Soo, much better than any superman film in the past I was waiting for this in a superman film, actual action. fight scenes that were very brilliant and a plot and villain that was sufficiently original. A villain who can't help but be a villain because he was breed to ensure the survival of his people. and if it takes destroying earth to do that he will without remorse. and from there it makes sense why Zod did everything he did. I might not be making sense but in that case you just need to watch, rewatch the movie.
If you can sit through the painfully confusing beginning the end will reward you with great heart pounding action and powerful adrenalin raising battles.
Acting, was spectacular and the direction, well I guess its the directors fault everything was so confusing, but I at least liked the acting for the most part, very professional. except Zod's few over the top moments.
Moreover, the visuals were also good, not best I have seen this year but there was enough eye candy to satisfy my eye's sweet tooth. Except, well maybe it was just the theater I was watching it in, but there seemed to be a lot of noise(for those of you who don't know what noise is it happens when you don't use proper lighting with your camera). I don't know what kind of cameras they were using to shoot this with, but they need to get better ones I don't know how this past through post. perhaps it was meant to look like a late eighties movie.
All in all with its convoluted story telling, terrific plot, great visuals, but poor picture I give this film a 6.5/10