go with a blank expectation sheet

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2013)

Before I saw the movie, I was sure that Man of Steel was going to be the best movie of 2013. After, I realize that another might well take the cake.
Visually the movie is stunning, no doubt about it and overall it is good wholesome contemporary entertainment.
The problem I identify with this movie is that it doesn't illicit any strong emotions from the audience. At no point in time did I really feel like Superman was going through a struggle. His earthly father sacrificed more then he did.
This might be the quintessential problem with superman; how can he be thoroughly challenged when he's impervious to harm? Batman was broken, outcast, had to deal with real loss. Compared to that, Superman seems like the uptown kid, taking a stroll in the ghetto, smiling down on the unfortunate.
Take this movie as a Zack Snyder movie, not a Christopher Nolan one and go to see quality action. Don't expect an emotional or intellectual roller-coaster.