Started epically, but took a wrong turn!!

Rating: 6/10 (28 June 2013)

In the first hour of the movie I was pretty much excited, touched by the performances and grabbed to my seat, but by the end it disappointed me. Anyway, I gotta say that there are more good sides to this movie than bad, so lets start with the bad and save the good stuff in the end.
What disappointed me: Despite being the hottest superman ever, and doing a superb job physically, still Henry Cavill's acting could have been better. If the movie intends to make the story of Superman more humane and realistic, then Henry should have given a much deeper and/or natural performance, instead he was a bit numb at times. Second, the dialog turned very cheesy in the middle of the film, it just disconnected me from the movie and turned the most dramatic lines into comedy. Third, the action scenes were too much, I know its a Chris Nolan thing, but it was hard to keep track of the story from the numerous explosions that just prolonged the movie, at some point I didn't understand what was going on.
What impressed me: The portrayal of the world of Cripton, it was very well put together (the characters, the technology, the costumes, the planet) it really does justice to the background story of Cripton and to the origins of Superman. Second, the Acting. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane give such heart-felt performances, they really give depth to the Kent family and the role they had in raising Clark/Cal. Similarly Russel Crowe and Ayelet Zurer as his real parents delivered very good performances as well. What was more impressive is the redefinition of Superman as a hero: This movie really rebuilds the character of Cal and makes him more human, instead of hiding his humanity behind the stereotypical image of Superman. The fact that not everyone was routing for Superman, waiting for him to bring them salvation and heavily labeling him as a hero throughout the whole movie. The word 'Superman' actually was only said once or twice in the whole movie. Apart from all this, the special effects were indeed out of this world!!! They were rendered magnificently by true visual effects artists who are the real heroes behind this movie. It just shows the amount of effort put in the film. Another thing that I loved is the fact that Louis knows the identity of Superman. Finally a superman movie where Louis is not such a fool and knows that Clark Kent is Superman. Its a hole that was finally filled in this movie.
Well that's it basically. Like I said the good side outnumber the bad, but the bad side has a very influential role on the perception of the film, its what sadly made me leave the theater with remaining feelings of distress from the extensive action scenes and disappointment from the story, when I ought to have been amazed and excited for future sequels.