I really tried to dislike this movie....but i couldn't!

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2013)

The Man of Steel has easily been the most highly anticipated movie of the year, I mean its Superman for God's sake, the "S" symbol is the second most recognisable symbol in the world so you can imagine when they make a movie in a new era of technology and acting, its gonna be big. However this is exactly why i was careful not to hype this movie up to much, i made this mistake with the latest Iron Man; I went into the cinema trying not to expect too much, despite having Nolan's credentials next to it every other Superman film as failed. So you can see the balance here right? Despite having an awesome cast and in the safe hands of Zack Snyder, the name itself has past movie demons and also it is a past story. So indeed i did go into the cinema with doubt...
WOW! How could i be more wrong, this film really impressed me! The films opening is impressive enough, the CGI is mightily impressive almost similar to that of Avatar. Russel Crowe never fails to impress as he dominated the opening scenes of the film. I think Henry Cavil was the perfect choice for Superman in the story they tell, as he is not quite a big star yet, something which the movie develops with the character Superman. Kevin Costner was awesome as Jonathan Kent, he cast a calm authority over the film, despite having a short role.
Now critics have bombed this movie for too much action, not enough romance and being too serious. Let me tell you as someone who does not mind a film without action, there is the perfect balance. The first half of the film concentrates of character development with suitable amounts of action to keep you interested. After that an all entertaining and impressive second half follows with mind blowing special effects and action. To those who criticise the lack of romance, I believe they are watching the wrong film. In Superman the romance is a side story which this film defiantly left open to explore later in the franchise. If you dare expect Superman to be funny and not too serious, well let me tell you now, that is the very reason past Superman films have failed, the seriousness of the Dark Knight franchise is what made it so great and widely loved. Superman is DC, not Marvel. It dwells on the darker realities of the world not just action and the odd one liner, which most of Marvel's films have.
I cannot complete my review without saying how yet again Hans Zimmer delivers an amazing soundtrack that guides the film along with ease. So to conclude i think that this film is near perfect OF ITS TYPE, it is very very good!
9/10