Finally a good Superman Movie

Rating: 9/10 (17 June 2013)

I had some doubts about this movie. Zack Synder is a sort of "hit or miss" director for me (Loved Watchmen but Sucker Punch and 300 where nothing special, IMO) and the early reviews and commentaries where not specially positive.
I went in with rather low expectations but by the end I really liked this take on Superman and this general take on superhero movies. The movie had a compelling story to tell, never trying to be specially "Deep" but giving us a new look into the origins of superman and giving great focus to both "Fathers" which defined the man he became. I think it was a rather good mix of story and action, a kind of mix that I would like to see more in superhero movies. The latest batman felt a bit too heavy on the story, giving a rather small amount of screen time to Batman himself (now, I do enjoy them wanting to tell a deeper story with the batman movies, but they can't forget that we are here to see a superhero movie), and the newer Marvel movies have almost felt like comedies with action scenes (Iron Man 3 was basically a series of jokes and funny situations in between action scenes). So it was nice to see Man of Steel keep the serious tone without giving up on the action and over the top fighting.
And as we talk about the action, it was really well done. With good use of special effects and a lot of amazing looking scenes.
Henry Cavill works well as Clark giving a solid performance but I didn't quite like Michael Shannon's take on ZOD.