Man of Steel är "medioker"?

Ajdå, vad trist. Betygen haglar över Man of Steel just nu, och de flesta ligger runt 5/10. Den amerikanska filmpressen är inte superimponerade av Zack Snyders snordyra re-boot av serievärldens töntigaste ultratönt. Nu har ju såklart inte jag satt dessa betyg, jag har inte sett filmen, men recensionerna talar sitt tydliga språk för min del och jag hade verkligen hoppats att mina favoritkritiker skulle gilla Man of Steel mer än vad de tydligen gör.

San Francisco Chronicle (7.5/10)
"This is a pretty good action movie that justifies bringing back the Superman franchise, a dubious proposition to begin with, by taking the plight of the superhero seriously"

Chicago Sun-Times (5/10)
"A mostly underwhelming film, with underdeveloped characters and supercharged fight scenes that drag on forever and offer nothing new in the way of special-effects creativity."

Entertainment Weekly (5/10)
"The local multiplex is lousy with celluloid crime fighters. So what turf is left for good old Clark Kent? That's the nagging question that director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel tries, and ultimately fails, to answer."

Variety (4/10)
"The humorless tone and relentlessly noisy (visually and sonically) aesthetics leave much to be desired."

Slant Magazine (3/10)
"All its faux-patriotism isn't played for satire, but instead utilized to align the film with an idyllic, unquestioned vision of goodness."