Good Intentions Lost

Rating: 4/10 (14 July 2013)

While trying to remain impartial to many mainstream superhero movies, I found the new installation of superman, too hard not to leave the cinema feeling anger at this nonsensical, disjointed mess.
Zak Snyder's brings along his usual aesthetic charm, which works on many levels and is possibly one of the only saving graces of the film. But once we get over the design of the film we are left with a feeling of emptiness. An emptiness that allows no character to develop and no character relationship to flourish. Instead we are manipulate into emotional falseness by an over relying score. With Christopher Nolan on-board we are introduced to flashbacks which worked so well in the Batman movies, but here the flashback's fail due to the lack of authenticity or fluidity.
Outwith the before mentioned CGI and look of the film, the only pass marks go to Kevin Costner and Micheal Shannon who brings along his usual antihero prowess with great coolness and composure.
With the building blocks now pathetically in place lets hope the next chapter can now develop into something much more complexly engaging.