50
Man of Steel has too many characters and too much plot, resulting in a movie that feels overstuffed and overlong.
40
The humorless tone and relentlessly noisy (visually and sonically) aesthetics leave much to be desired.
58
Like Snyder’s Sucker Punch, it’s a confused but fascinating mishmash of religious, military, and sexual imagery.
40
Despite looking, feeling and (especially) sounding expensive – this is one of the loudest summer spectacles of recent years – Man of Steel is second-tier and third-generation Chris Nolan-flavored neo-superhero material.