Decently executed; over the top action; traditional superhero spirit.

Rating: 7/10 (15 September 2014)

I was pretty disappointed by this movie since I was expecting quality and dignity equivalent to the Dark Knight Trilogy. I can't compare it to other Superman movies since this is the only one I've seen, nor can I criticize its keeping with the original story as a result of personal ignorance. It is done decently I suppose and you can definitely tell that lots of money was spent on it. The acting isn't anything remarkable, but it doesn't have any particular flaws. The film is very sci-fi and very superhero style. Most of the Kryptonians display a fair amount of formalness in their speech and it even rubs off a bit on Clark after he discovers that he is not human and becomes Superman. I was not very impressed with the incorporation of the supporting humans since Superman basically acts as a one-man show in saving the world. On that subject, I will warn anyone who doesn't like apocalyptic action stories as in Transformers and Avengers that this is definitely one of those movies. Superman is not one of your local superheroes that confines his efforts to one city. The action is choreographed well enough, but it really belongs more in a video game setting than a movie. The Kryptonians basically do everything at light speed in battle and are practically invincible. There isn't that much point in punching someone through four consecutive department stores when they stand up with not much more than a bruise afterwords. And for anyone looking to rekindle their faith in the U.S. Army, forget about it. The soldiers practically get buried alive in the pavement by the Kryptonians. Just a funny little thing to look for when you watch the climatic fight between Superman and General Zod, there is a very quick succession of shots where Superman is sent into one of those signs telling how many days it has been since a construction site had an accident. When he bounces off of it, the numbers fall off and bring the total back to zero. Be sure to watch for it because the shot is really short and doesn't clearly show the sign. There wasn't really a description of how Kryptonite is Superman's weakness (by the way that was about the only think I knew about this character going into the movie). I personally rather liked the flashbacks to Krypton during the movie along with Clark's childhood. The way Clark Kent's real dad lives on after being killed is, for lack of a sufficient explanation and a better word, weird. He just kind of pops up in random places and gives advice, but I feel like Russell Crowe played him pretty well. As to the superhero himself, I couldn't really find a way to like Superman. He seems to sort of consider himself superior to humans after discovering his heritage, so he isn't the most down-to-earth hero. He also doesn't have a huge amount of personality even though his background is sufficiently explained. The best element of the film in my opinion was Hans Zimmer's film score. If you have read some of my other reviews, you have probably observed that I am a big Hans fan. But if you are looking for a good running song, buy some of the songs for this movie on iTunes. It fits the movie very well and are pretty good on their own. Overall Rating: 7/10