Man of Steel isn't short on action.

Rating: Null/10 (21 October 2013)

Man of Steel tells the origins of Superman, starting from his birth on Krypton to him learning to belong and becoming Superman on Earth. Superman must come to know more about his past so he could understand his special abilities. General Zod learns of Superman's destination and goes after him to get something that could help revive the deceased planet of Krypton, but not while putting the people of Earth, and Earth itself, in danger.
Man of Steel isn't short on action. The last hour is basically non stop destruction, while the first hour and 20 is basically Superman's beginnings. The action gets a little over-the-top, with characters getting thrown through buildingsand I mean A LOT of buildings. Millions of people die as buildings are collapsing. It just gets a little too much. Although, the special effects were very well down and some of the action scenes were fun to watch. The random zoom-in during scenes were sometimes annoying. It was a bit overused, but it worked at times, especially when Superman was flying.
The dialogue gets a little hilarious at times. A scene in particular is when General Zod, while fighting superman yells, "either I die or you do." I couldn't help but think to myself, who wrote that line? Of course, one of you are going to die. Superman obviously knows that. It was just one line I just couldn't stop thinking about after the film.
Obviously, the few lines with dodgy dialogue weren't the actors fault. As a matter of fact, the acting was actually very good. Henry Cavill played a very good Superman/Clark Kent. He was quiet, but he looked great in the costume and looked exactly the way I envisioned Superman. Michael Shannon always plays a great bad guy. He was very animated as General Zod, and like I said, his few dodgy lines weren't his fault. He made the best of his character. Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner were also good as the emotional characters. Russell Crowe plays Superman's biological father Jor-El and Kevin Costner who plays the "adoptive" father Jonathan Kent. The two fathers love their son and just want to see them be the best man he could be.
The music was also very good. I always love Hans Zimmer's work. His work in The Dark Knight was a particular favourite for me. He never fails to make an action scene that much more epic or a emotional scene that much more emotional.
I've never followed Superman very closely, so I can't compare it to the comic book or the old movies. All I know is that the film didn't mention Kryponite and there was no Lex Luther, which is okay with me because I knew it was an Origin story. I enjoyed Man of Steel. I waited awhile to see it, but I must say it was worth the wait and I will probably buy it eventually. I can forgive it for its flaws. I'm excited for the Batman vs Superman sequel coming out in 2015. Let's hope there's less random zoom in scenes.
Grade: B
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