Good...but not super

Rating: 6/10 (16 June 2013)

The first half starts off really well - a fun (Star Wars-esq) opening set on Krypton followed by the pre-requisite scenes of a young Clark Kent going through growing pains (all via flashback). Henry Cavill looks the part and is a decent Supes - yeah, I was really enjoying this. Then, the last hour becomes so overblown and bombastic its as if Snyder swapped the Director's chair with Michael Bay! The action quickly becomes monotonous and boring as Superman battles the baddies through ENDLESS destruction of buildings and the same plot as Transformers 3. The film doesn't give itself a chance to breathe - smash smash SMASSHHHH! Going for a "realistic" serious tone about an alien who wears a cape is always going to be tricky and the film suffers for this too. Batman works, as he's basically just a guy - but here, well, the juxtaposition of realism and fantasy just doesn't quite sit right. Superman is a hard hero to crack. Still, there is enough entertainment here for a bit of fun - just don't expect it be as super as it thinks it is.