Man of Steel Flop

Rating: 1/10 (7 July 2013)

I am fortunate to say that I have watched each Superman movie as they were released and it was thus, I waited with great anticipation for the 2103 release of Man of Steel. As each teaser trailer was release I became truly anxious as the potential to mess up such a brilliant franchise was very real. And then D day, or more aptly "S" day arrived. Horror of horrors. I was utterly devastated when I watched the first few minutes and realized immediately this was The Avengers but with just one superhero. How does one justify $225 million on just CG and VFX. And that's what this movie is all about. There are virtually no performances to speak off beside the moment Kevin Costner gets swept off by a Twister. He should receive his pay check. The rest...nope. It was the most painful few hours I have ever spent watching anything. The storyline was shallow and fragmented, performances were non existent, there was zero character development, everything seemed over emphasized, the soundtrack was barely audible etc etc.
Zack Snyder and David Goyer should take a serious lesson from Bryan Singer of Superman Returns fame. Now that was a properly made movie. Beautifully shot, gorgeous performances, believable characters, romance, hate, fear, anger, joy, happiness all rolled into a film that has made the franchise proud.
This movie is deeply disappointing. Hollywood is spitting out rubbish on almost a weekly basis but drivel on such a grand scale is nothing short of a crime. If only James Cameron got his hands on this before Zack Snyder...but then again it takes an intelligent man to pick great films and obviously Zack Snyder has proved he needs to go back to film school. A 1 star from me...