Man of Steel (2013)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 233
Fresh: 130 | Rotten: 103
Superman's return to the big screen is mostly successful, as Man of Steel provides enough exhilarating action and spectacle to overcome its occasional detours into generic blockbuster territory.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 21
Superman's return to the big screen is mostly successful, as Man of Steel provides enough exhilarating action and spectacle to overcome its occasional detours into generic blockbuster territory.
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Movie Info
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. -- (C) Warner Bros
Jun 14, 2013 Wide
$128.7M
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Henry Cavill
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Amy Adams
Lois Lane -
Michael Shannon
General Zod -
Diane Lane
Martha Kent -
Russell Crowe
Jor-El -
Antje Traue
Faora, Faora-Ul -
Harry J. Lennix
General Swanwick -
Richard Schiff
Dr. Emil Hamilton -
Christopher Meloni
Colonel Hardy -
Kevin Costner
Jonathan Kent -
Ayelet Zurer
Lara Lor-Van -
Laurence Fishburne
Perry White -
Dylan Sprayberry
Clark Kent (13 Years) -
Cooper Timberline
Clark Kent (9 Years) -
Richard Cetrone
Tor-An -
Mackenzie Gray
Jax-Ur -
Julian Richings
Lor-Em -
Mary Black
Ro-Zar -
Samantha Jo
Car-Vex -
Michael Kelly
Steve Lombard -
Rebecca Buller
Jenny -
Christina Wren
Major Carrie Farris -
David Lewis
Major Laramore -
Tahmoh Penikett
Jed Eubanks -
Doug Abrahams
Heraldson -
Brad Kelly
Byrne -
David Paetkau
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Elizabeth Thai
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Ian Rozylo
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Alessandro Juliani
Officer Sekowsky -
Kwesi Ameyaw
Canadian Airman -
Mike Dopud
Canadian Airman -
Jack Foley
Teenage Pete Ross -
Jadin Gould
Lana Lang -
Robert Gerdisch
Whitney Fordham -
Ryan Mitchell
Bus Boy -
Alexa Gengelbach
Bus Girl -
Caroline Thomas
Bus Girl -
Stephanie Song
Bus Girl -
Coburn Goss
Father Leone -
Lesley Bevan
Ms. Rampling -
Chad Krowchuk
Glen Woodburn -
Ian Tracey
Ludlow -
Carmen Lavigne
Chrissy - Waitress -
Howard Siegel
Weaver -
Heidi Kettenring
Helen Ross -
Justin Butler
Student -
Jacqueline Scislowski
Student -
Daniel Coonley
Student -
Sally Elting
Student -
Joseph Cranford
Pete Ross -
Clint Carleton
Roughneck -
Mark Gibbon
Roughneck -
Stuart Ambrose
A-10 Pilot -
Tom Nagel
A-10 Pilot -
Jackson Berlin
F-35 Pilot -
George Canyon
F-35 Pilot -
Kyle Riefsnyder
Little Bird Gunship Pil... -
Aaron Smolinski
Communications Officer -
Carla Gugino
Voice of Kelor -
Bruce Bohne
Ace O'Clubs Bartender -
Rowen Kahn
Ken Braverman -
Robert Moloney
News Show Host -
Sean Campbell
Bar Buddy -
Aaron Pearl
Bar Buddy -
Rebecca Spence
Young Mother -
Joe Minoso
Metropolis Policeman -
Brian King
Train Station Family (F... -
Madison Moran
Train Station Family (D... -
Gabe Darley
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Bridgett Newton
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Revard Dufresne
Dev-Em -
Apollonia Vanova
Nadira -
Dan Aho
FBI Agent -
Ronald W. Gibbs
FBI Agent -
Christopher Palermo
Sergeant Vance -
Edmundo Raul Sanchez
Smallville Gas Station ... -
Nicolas W. VonZill
Council Member -
Allison Crowe
Singer at Cassidy's -
Nick Touchie
Coastal Villager -
Eileen Touchie
Coastal Villager -
Malcom Scott
Tractor Repair Shop Own...
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All Critics (233) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (130) | Rotten (103)
There's very little humor or joy in this Superman story.
Top CriticThere's plenty to like in Snyder's hectic, rowdy film. But by the time we reach the bludgeoning excesses of the last half-hour it's hard to shake the sense that this was an opportunity at least partially missed.
Cavill broods handsomely as Superman, but this reboot skimps on fun and romance.
The movie delivers on the promise of its title and then some.
Man of Steel packs quite a wallop. A few too many wallops, as it turns out.
The chief problem here is one of rhythm and balance in the storytelling and directing. The movie swings between destructive overstatement and flat-footed homilies.
While expertly rendered by the film's army of special effects artists, the violence feels simultaneously bloated and empty, yet another exercise in wide-scale cinematic decimation without any sense of humanity or the weight of its loss.
I'm convinced there's probably a pretty darn good 105-minute movie wrapped inside this unwieldy 143-minute one -- not that we'll ever see it
An occasionally exciting, intelligent and visually impressive sci-fi adventure with a fine cast. It is also frequently excessive and over-produced, but then what else should one expect from a summer blockbuster?
Snyder gives fans and general audiences a chance to revel in everything Superman is capable of, as writer Goyer cultivates the man and the hero...
The good and grand things outnumber the bad, but the film works as hard as it can to keep that from being the case.
"Man of Steel" shows evidence that [the filmmakers] were on the right track, but then they allowed the film to de-evolve into a chaotic mess.
Eschews camp and lends Superman a genuinely fantastic, spiritual heft, one that grounds the ruthless destruction to come and elevates it above mere popcorn spectacle.
I know I feel cheated. I wonder what the real fans will think.
Red underpants and kryptonite are conspicuously absent, but this dour picture still feels overfamiliar and rote.
It's good to have Superman back.
The film is a load of repetitive tosh, featuring in every sequence of its 143 minutes more special effects than God used when he created the world, ending with a list of credits longer than many a telephone directory.
As a science fiction action extravaganza, I can't fault the latest from director Zack Snyder. But as a fun Superman comic book popcorn flick, I certainly can.
An oppressive movie filled with a blaring seriousness, inconsistent production design, mundane conflict, heavy exposition and a huge amount of super-destructive action that leads to nothing.
You'll believe a man can frown. A lot.
"Man of Steel" is an exciting film that every super hero fan will love.
I like this movie in spite of itself, I guess. At the very least I have to hand it to the film that it's not as awful as its 2006 predecessor.
Forget all of the Supermen of the past. Like it or not, purists, Man of Steel is the kind of theatrical reboot Superman has needed for a while.
With Zack 'Watchman' Snyder and Christopher 'Dark Knight' Nolan behind the film, it's no surprise the mood should be dark and serious. If you're hankering after the playful innocence of Christopher Reeve's Superman, you'll definitely be disappointed.
The joyless pic never won my heart.
Unfortunately, I cannot get past the length of "Man of Steel". It is a huge problem with many films these days, particularly with this genre. Entertain us, please --- don't overwhelm and bore us!
Audience Reviews for Man of Steel
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- Clark Kent/Kal-El: You think you can threaten my mother!
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- General Zod: I was bred for this! I was trained all my life to be a warrior! Where did you train? A farm?
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- Clark Kent/Kal-El: I grew up in Kansas, General! I'm about as American as it gets!
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- Faora: You're weak, son of El. The fact that you possess a sense of morality and we do not gives us an evolutionary advantage. And if history has proven anything, it is that evolution always wins!
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- General Zod: You have no idea how long we've been searching for you.
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- Clark Kent/Kal-El: Don't do this!
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