They finally got it right

Rating: 8/10 (22 June 2013)

I'm not going to lie I think when I went to watch this movie my expectations were too high. From start to finish I constantly found myself critiquing this film in the most pathetic ways possible. The harsh truth is that it was actually excellent and I believe that Henry cavil is unequivocally thee best superman yet. Some may argue that his character was too serious and I am guilty of making that ignorant observation myself. However superman is not from our planet and the director portrayed him in a serious light intentionally. Showing us throughout, the difficulty involved for an alien with such great powers and responsibility trying to integrate into society being shunned and scorned at every turn. EVERY DECISION HE MAKES IS A SERIOUS ONE. Another problem for the critics was the fact that there isn't enough romance which I would almost agree on because I am a major fan of love stories but I chose to ignore that because I was more than satisfied with the abundance of action packed mayhem. The fight scenes were glorious I take my hat off to Zack Snyder I would even describe them using one of the most over used adjectives in review writing...EPIC. Everywhere Zod and his crew of barbaric revolutionaries went they left a path of destruction and carnage in their midst. The cast was actually excellent, I have no problem whatsoever in believing that Henry cavil as an infallible hero and an outcast at the same time. He's so perfectly handsome and built it's weird. Russell crowe is one of the only Hollywood actors of his era who actually allowed himself to age gracefully which makes him a perfect choice for the wise and all knowing Jor El plus he's an all round terrific actor. Kevin Costner(jonathan kent) and Michael Shannon(zod) also excelled in their roles as surrogate father and villain. Kevin Costner was doing what Kevin Costner does best subtly offering guidance with wise words that almost had me re-considering the way that I live my life, and having me questioning my morals. I do believe that his death was somewhat unnecessary though it was actually the films biggest flaw in my opinion. Michael Shannon is actually a psychopath he brought a real feeling of intensity to his character and played out the role of the demented general zod to a tee. I enjoyed Amy Adams she played a very quirky and honest Lois Lane even if her and Henry Cavil's on screen romance wasn't quite all there. This movie gave me everything I needed from it and I left the theatre with a feeling of complacency. It was a solid adaptation of the superman story, invigorating from start to finish and in my opinion it's the best yet. Terrific job Zachary.... kudos