**T**_heme_- 6/10
**R**_ewatchibility_- 5/10
**A**_cting_- 8/10
**K**_inematography_- 6.5/10
**T**_ime_- 5.5/10
**Total** - 31/5 = ==6.2==

The Man of Steel is back, and better than ever!.. or is it? Maybe if I held any nostalgia for the Reeves' Superman movies I may feel differently, but this one really challenges that line of "good" movie for me. There are elements of the movie I liked. The third act I actually enjoyed more than the first (ignoring the whole 's' symbol thing completely) as it felt more Superman-esque and less convoluted and I stress 'less' as opposed to 'not'. The Clark/Superman & Lois relationship was the star plot point to me, but that was only one half of the overall plot and that's where the problem lies. Zod and company was missing something, charisma maybe. As much screen time as they were given you would probably want them to be captivating enough to not need the crutch of Hackman's Lex playing hype-man. It definitely felt more like a writing or directing problem as opposed to an acting one though. Much like the first film there are filmmaking choices that made it feel so off to me. There's a great movie in there I just wish it could have gotten there.