Superman returned in 2006, but now seven years later, it feels like he is truly back in
Man of Steel -- an exciting series reboot that pays homage to the past without becoming a slave to it, successfully paving the way for a new franchise with its solid script, strong cast, and next-level action. Indeed, you can almost hear director Zack Snyder straining to atone for Bryan Singer’s shortcomings in the last hour or so of godlike grappling, but while that kinetic stretch is almost physically straining to watch (perhaps best viewed at half-speed on Blu-ray at a later date), there’s enough innovation in David S. Goyer’s screenplay to make one of the comic w...
Released:
n/a
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
148 mins