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I just got back from the movie, and overall I thought it was an decent movie. Despite it being an origin movie, I felt it presented the growth of Clark in an interesting way that would have felt more stale had it been told in a linear fashion. The first two-thirds of the movie really captured and held my interest, and allowed time to get to know the characters as opposed to presenting them as props for the story to happen to. However, the action scenes felt confusing with the constant motion and lack of visibility as to what was happening, and by the end of the final battle I really didn't care about what was happening.

Overall, I liked the movie but wish the action scenes had been less extravagant to the point of excess. The score by Zimmer was extremely restrained; however, the theme he wrote served the style of the movie well. I appreciated that the style was not dark and gritty, but merely presented Superman in a serious fashion. I don't know if I'd watch it again for sometime, but this movie was a good surprise considering I paid little heed to the trailers and talk in the months leading up to its release.