Review of Man of Steel (2013) by Josh T — 05 Aug 2016

While things could have gone a lot worse in Zac Snyder's hands, this film misses the essential attraction of Superman by giving us an alien orphan with superpowers and daddy issues rather than an inspiring distillation of all the good we find in ourselves (coupled with superpowers).

Perhaps in future installments we'll see this is a coming-of-age story for the super-Boy Scout we find elsewhere. Until then, Henry Cavill will be the sad Superman among all those actors whose are largely remembered for wearing a smile along with the red cape.