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I'll even buy the Clark and Lois thing, since yes, they kissed after the world almost ended, etc. What I won't buy is the blanket "he's not Superman yet" argument. I understand him not being great at fighting or knowing the best way to handle problems and all. His wonton lack of concern for the MILLIONS of people dying around him not to mention his philosophical argument with Zod while people were trapped in rubble and continuing to die... all ridiculous. It is NOT Superman learning on the job. It is a thoughtless screenplay and direction. All of this aside, as a movie, the TERRIBLE dialogue is probably it's biggest weakness. Just terrible. I cringed in the scene between Clark and Ma Kent on the house steps. Any scene with a child Clark in it was terrible both for dialogue and the awful child castings. The scene with Clark and the priest? REALLY? HE GOES TO A CHURCH TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO? Unforgivably cliche. Speaking of... who didn't know Pa Kent was going to die THAT VERY SCENE as soon as Clark told him he wasn't his father. They might as well have winked at the camera. Sure, it was a flashback from the cemetery so maybe that was obvious anyway... but putting that line there was a cheap move to sow some Spider-man/Batman guilt in with his origin without earning it at all. I mean, this movie was just a mess.

Cool stuff? Royals shirt. Last fight was awesome if you ignore Superman putting thousands more at risk with no thought. Smallville scene was a fantastic action sequence (again ignoring the irresponsibility). Focusing a lot on Krypton was cool. Last scene with Clark was good. "Welcome to the Planet" was a great line. Good cast overall (except child actors). Off the top of my head, that's all I got.