Massive Disappointment For Superman Fans

Rating: 4/10 (24 June 2013)

I'll keep this as short as possible.
This is not a Superman for those who are fans of what Superman stands for; his humanity and symbol of hope and good, those things are not involved in this Movie at all, well, some flashbacks are glimpses of humanity but other than that he may as well not care and just kill everyone.
There is little to no emotion in this film despite what 'users' will say - some people must have weird ideas about what provokes emotion. I get emotional in the movies when he does something so heroic and good it just overwhelms me, not once did I get this in Man Of Steel, not once - or even close.
Henry Caville is a good fit for Superman, but his yelling in rage made me cringe with how it was acted. He also lacks charm and general personality - again, despite what people say. I've just remembered that Superman coughs - yes he coughs - in smokey/debris scenes yet he can stay underwater for X amount of time, that's all I have to say about that.
The story of Kal El and his coming about has a very synthetic feeling to it; like Johnathon Kent dilly dallying around cars during a tornado/hurricane not in any hurry at all which I thought was horribly shot and acted - and I don't care for acting unless it's obviously not good. He of course hurts his ankle, but instead of hobbling over to the crowd where Clarke etc. were standing, he just stands there for what seems like forever for this "Don't save me Clarke, they'll see you" moment, then he gets killed. That whole sequence was so badly done it makes me feel sick.
The action is not that memorable in my opinion, I can think of one part when he saves Martha and smashes through all sorts of stuff, other than that it was 'meh'. It felt like The Amazing Spiderman movie recipe with Superman ingredients instead.
I can't not mention the ending, oh the ending, the ending that makes me want to slap the screen writers so hard that they can't write any more. Superman does not kill - EVER - that is the point of his character, he's the symbol of hope to serve as an example to those on earth to be better. I guess the message now is, "If you have a problem with someone - even if there's a simple way to solve it - just break their neck".
It's also Ironman all over again with Zod mastering his senses on earth basically straight away compared to Clarke's 33 years - Zod had military training though, that helps a lot when it comes to super senses doesn't it.
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I've ranted enough about this "Dark Superman" that I hope is never created again, even though a second is on the way. Dark Batman works, Dark Superman DOES NOT WORK - especially without his humanity. I won't be paying to see Man Of Steel 2, that will be a download as it's not worth my time or money - and I dam well won't be recommending Man Of Steel.