Being a big fan of the "original" Christopher Reeve Superman movies - well, Superman 1 & 2 only, the rest were crap, and don't even get me started on Superman Returns - I didn't have high hopes of yet another Superman reboot to entertain me that much. But I was pleasantly surprised with what director Zach Snyder (300, Watchmen) came up with.

Henry Cavill as Superman was a good pick. He's certainly not the greatest actor in the world but you don't really notice it with stellar cast that surrounds him. My personal favourite was the casting of Michael Shannon as General Zod. He was extremely disturbing in Boardwalk Empire and does a great job as the baddie. I liked the change in story and it was a good not seeing Clark Kent as a bumbling idiot at the Daily Planet.

If I had any complaints it would be that some of the action was hard to see. Stuffing too many special effects into one frame. Unfortunately that issue is not just confined to this film. It seems the done thing on those big budget spectaculars.

* Recommended