Not as good as the 1978 version

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2013)

Their is no point going into the finer plot details here surely everyone is familiar with the story of the son of Jor el. The film romps along in similar vein to other comic book based summer blockbusters. The CGI if that's your bag is on a par with Iron man 3 and Avengers assemble and the soundtrack is suitably deafening.
Henry Cavill is our chiselled all American hero who plays the part well. Although save for looking moody, throwing things around and having to probably do quiet a lot of chin ups daily, the role is not the most challenging. Michael Shannon following on from the excellent The Iceman plays the baddie well and doesn't ham it up. Alongside these Amy Adams is on a par with Terri Hatcher in the eye candy department.
The film is as I expected of this kind of vehicle. The main problem I had was I grew up on the Christopher Reeve franchise which had a certain charm, was warmer, way more humorous and took itself less serious than this po-faced attempt. Get the bus and see this if you found the Chris Reeves version too cheesy, failing that see the 1st two in that franchise you won't be disappointed.