Man of Steel

Man of Steel, 2013. An alien raised on Earth defends his adopted world.

Directed by Zack Snyder. Written by David S. Goyer; story by Goyer & Christopher Nolan, based on a character by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams & Michael Shannon.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent). I can see how if you want to make a long-lasting franchise that takes itself seriously, you probably feel the need to do the whole origin thing to establish exactly what's what in this version. But why do I want to watch it? Also: General Zod? Seriously? That's almost as bad as using Khan as the "new" Star Trek villain.
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good). Since this is Snyder, I almost think I should give some bonus points for not using slow-motion.
Special effects/design: 4/4 (Great)
Acting: 3/4 (Good). Cavill makes a great Superman. (He doesn't get a chance to play mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, though, which is a shame.)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). I'm looking forward to the sequel. This movie doesn't do much for me, and I suspect the action would be mind-numbingly dull on a re-watch. But there's a lot of potential. It establishes a great cast and setting for an epic DC Comics movie franchise, and that is exciting.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.4/4 (Okay)