Man of Steel (2013)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 276
Fresh: 154 | Rotten: 122
Man of Steel provides exhilarating action and spectacle to overcome its detours into generic blockbuster territory.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 47
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 22
Man of Steel provides exhilarating action and spectacle to overcome its 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
Nov 12, 2013
$291.0M
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Henry Cavill
Clark Kent/Kal-El -
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
Northcom Threat Anal... -
Elizabeth Thai
Northcom Threat Anal... -
Ian Rozylo
Northcom Threat Anal... -
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 Scislowsk...
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 ... -
Aaron Smolinski
Communications Offic... -
Carla Gugino
Voice of Kelor -
Bruce Bohne
Ace O'Clubs Bartende... -
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... -
Madison Moran
Train Station Family... -
Gabe Darley
Train Station Family... -
Bridgett Newton
Train Station Family... -
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 Stati... -
Nicolas W. VonZill
Council Member -
Allison Crowe
Singer at Cassidy's -
Nick Touchie
Coastal Villager -
Eileen Touchie
Coastal Villager -
Malcom Scott
Tractor Repair Shop ...
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All Critics (276) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (154) | Rotten (122)
The movie consists of endless declamation, endless violence.
Top CriticThere's very little humor or joy in this Superman story.
There'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.
No fun costume change in a phone booth, no wowing humans with his powers and no repartee with reporter Lois Lane.
A solid film, but a solid Superman?
Snyder delivers the type of undeniable, overwhelming charge with which he's become Sny-nonymous, and his affinity for spectacle strongly courses throughout.
The screenplay by David S. Goyer is like an arm wrestling match between brain and muscle, and when one takes charge the other falls out of line.
Uma boa releitura do personagem. Se era necessária, porém, é outra história.
The worst Superman movie since 1987's Superman IV: The Quest for Peace...
MAN OF STEEL is the Superman film us Supernerds have all been hoping for. It's raw, it's gritty, and it's one of the most realistic comic book films ever made.
Man Of Steel plunges headfirst into a loud, breathless science-fiction slugfest, offering much spectacle but little wonder.
Super-duper-overStatement. A cataclysm-caravan of speeches, doomed and desolate landscapes, proclamations of glorious destiny or rebirth, and sprawling, stone-faced seriousness. Can't save itself from self-suffocating grandiosity.
A poster child of what blockbuster films have become.
For two-thirds of the running time, the film is grandly entertaining.... But then, as we get into the climactic battles, the level of wanton destruction becomes excessive, even tacky.
The battles between Superman and the evil Kryptonians set a new standard for on-screen urban destruction, but they also give us pause: Aren't hundreds, even thousands being killed in the riveting, spectacular smashing of skyscraper after skyscraper?
Man Of Steel suffers most in its final hour where in degenerates into a seen-it-all-before, CGI-laden action fest.
Man of Steel indirectly tackles the conundrum of how a mankind engrained in monolithic religion greets the concrete proof of a mythological figure. Is it possible for an alien from Krypton to reside alongside an unquestioning faith in Christ?
Superman's grand, mythic nature is both his greatest strength as a character and his fatal weakness. Man of Steel can't quite overcome this, but it's a heck of a lot of fun watching it try.
While it gives you your fix, it doesn't put Superman back on top of our cinematic superheroes.
Although the CGI takes over far too many times, the personality and inner torment of the 'Man of Steel' win out over the special effects.
Though fans might miss the levity that made Richard Donner's classic 1978 film Superman: The Movie such a game-changing joy, the thing that really sells this respectful reboot is the dramatic conviction underlying all the mega-scale mayhem.
With a gray and gritty palette and interesting structure, offers its share of thrills but may be too somber overall to appease the typical summer blockbuster fan.
Audience Reviews for Man of Steel
Super Reviewer
Zack Snyder's contributions as director should not be under-stated. Love him or hate him, the '300' director has plenty of varying genre film experience (Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead, Legend of the Guardians) and really knows how to make action look gorgeous. 'Man of Steel' is by far Snyder's most beautiful-looking film to date; shining with a Terence Malick-type of art-house quality, especially in Clark Kent's flashbacks to his awkward younger years trying to suppress his powers. Superman's first flight sequence that literally takes him around the world resonates with the same magical wonder as the Peter Pan-esque flight from the 1978 original. Snyder also proves to be the perfect choice to direct the epic-scale visceral action that was severely lacking in the 2006 'Superman Returns'. The biggest highlight comes in the form of Superman fighting against two of General Zod's soldiers in the middle of Smallville. We've seen Superman fight super-humans before in 'Superman II' but never on this big of a scale, with the ensuing jaw-dropping destruction and bone crunching punches making it one of the best action sequences of the year. And don't worry; no slow motion is present for those who hated that particular aesthetic of Snyder's work. The final battle with Superman and General Zod echoes the colossal anime-style fights that almost makes one feel like they are watching a live-action 'Dragon Ball Z' battle brought to vivid life.
Henry Cavill steps into the cape as the Man of Steel himself and he is an absolute revelation in the part. Cavill does not have much dialogue but nonetheless does a great job in balancing raw charm and unflinching sincerity while also convincingly selling an younger more uncertain Clark Kent who is just beginning to realize his calling as a superhero and a symbol for the young human race to strive for. Amy Adams is delightful as Lois Lane and it is great to see her become a more active character in the plot (aside from being the damsel in distress). There is also a delightful twist in the Lois and Clark dynamic that 'Superman II' once teased at but never followed through on. Michael Shannon's hammtastic performance as a more sympathetic but still ruthless General Zod proves once again why Shannon is one of the best character actors working in Hollywood today.
While the film can have mediocre dialogue and the pacing of the second-half is admittedly hindered it's back-to-back obligatory spectacle dumps (although not nearly as bad as it was in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'), there is just too much good stuff to pass up. Hopefully this film will be the first brave step in a rejuvenated Superman franchise. It may not be groundbreaking in the superhero genre it represents, but 'Man of Steel' still delivers a fun rush of excitement and visual eye-candy.
Super Reviewer
Movies Like Man of Steel
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- General Swanwick: Are you effing stupid?!
- Clark Kent/Kal-El: One of your surveillance drones.
- General Swanwick: That's a $12 million piece of hardware!
- Clark Kent/Kal-El: It was. I know you're trying to find out where I hang my cape. You won't.
- General Swanwick: Then I'll ask the obvious question: How do we know you won't one day act against America's interests.
- Clark Kent/Kal-El: I grew up in Kansas, General. It's about as American as it gets. Look, I'm here to help. But it has to be on my own terms. And you have to convince Washington of that.
- General Swanwick: Even if I were willing to try, what makes you think they'd listen?
- Clark Kent/Kal-El: I don't know, General. I guess I'll just have to trust you.
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- General Zod: I was bred to be a warrior, Kal. Trained my entire life to master my senses. Where did you train? On a farm?
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- Colonel Hardy: This man is not our enemy!
- Clark Kent/Kal-El: Thank you general.
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- Clark Kent/Kal-El: You were trying to find out where I hang the cape, don't worry you won't.
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- Clark Kent/Kal-El: I don't know general I guess I'll just have to trust you.
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- General Zod: Where is the Codex?
- Martha Kent: Go to hell!
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