Kryptonite...feel weak...

Rating: 4/10 (28 March 2011)

I so wanted to love this movie. Sadly, it made for a better trailer.
From a production aspect, this movie is really Zack Snyder's love child. Every frame looks so incredible and gorgeous that it would make a stellar movie poster. But that is all the movie offers.
Apart from Oscar Isaac and the brief supporting role by Scott Glenn, I though the rest of the performances were terrible. Worst being the leading lady Emily Browning. The entire movie is a big fantasy, her character is doing all this kick-ass stuff but she goes through each fantasy sequence like she is a victim and under a lot of pain.
The movie is very poorly written. I did not care or feel for any lead characters; and they were the underdogs. Generally movies like this I'd be rooting for them. Of course it tries to get at soppy in the end. It works a bit but cant save the rest of the bad writing. And speaking of the end, after train mission, the story really wraps up in a tearing hurry, which was probably a smart move.
Another gripe...I wasn't very happy with the first fight sequence, the one with the 3 samurai(?). It looked stunning but something about the choreography just did not work for me, it felt shabby. The other fights were much better.
And lastly, the slow-mo. Zack Snyder, enough already. The entire prologue is slow-mo and felt especially tiring.
All in all, it looks like the new Superman movie will carry a few punches; but if this movie is any indication, Supes may not fly too high. Hope Christopher Nolan holds the reins tightly.
:((