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8. Man Of Steel: The AWFUL Action Sequences

Man of Steel is a frustrating one.

It starts off well, with some nice quiet scenes and some very economical non-linear storytelling that gives the movie a touching, gently soulful vibe at first. Impressively, this first half makes Superman, who is not an interesting superhero since he can basically do everything, genuinely compelling for once.

Unfortunately, all of the good work laid out by these earlier scenes comes crashing down whenever the film does one of its abysmal action sequences, which sadly make up most of the film's second half.

These fight scenes are nothing but over-powered characters throwing each other through walls and are devoid of even the slightest bit of tension or excitement, while the disturbing amount of collateral damage the fight scenes cause undermines Superman as a hero. The Metropolis-set finale is particularly awful.

Man of Steel's final scenes after this climax are rock-solid, but unfortunately it's too little, too late. With better action, Man of Steel would definitely be looked back on with more fondness than it currently is.