Review of Man of Steel (2013) by Robert M — 02 Aug 2016

Flawed, but good lord are we treated to an incredible spectacle! It's not the best Superman movie, but it's certainly the best since Superman II. It takes some ballsy tweaks to the original source material, while still staying true to its roots and even does something fairly bold in the end.

The action is nothing short of spectacular as we are treated to gods duking it out in glorious epic battles. I dig the new take on the cinematic version of Zod, who is played as a patriotic Kryptonian warrior instead of a pompous aristocrat, which is more faithful to the Post-Crisis Zod.

This movie definitely represents the Post-Crisis Superman where as the Donner/SInger films represented the Pre-Crisis era which is more light hearted, which honestly this movie could have used. Which in lies the biggest problem with Man of Steel, Superman.

Henry Cavill has the potential to be an amazing Superman, he's got the look and ability to act, but Snyder doesn't know what to do with him. Superman needs to be a beacon of hope and represent the best of what humanity can be, and unfortunately none of that is present here.