Respected online film critic Drew McWeeny at HitFix is a fan of Man of Steel. He calls the film powerfully emotional. Actor Henry Cavill echoes those sentiments stating, "The first half-hour, [and] I was in the movie - I know what the script was, I almost cried three times. I was like, 'Man up, man-up, don't be seen crying.' McWeeny continues that unlike other similar films, Man of Steel is "character, defined by action" to which Cavill replies, "Absolutely, and that's the intelligence of this filmmaking. Zack [Snyder] and Damon Caro really, really went to town on building this stuff so that it became something special and meaningful. It wasn't just a brawl, it wasn't just 'Oh, look at this spectacular fight' it means something, everything means something. It wasn't just there for the sake of being there."
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MAN OF STEEL: "The Battle Of Smallville"
Running Time: 2 hrs 23 min
Release Date: 14 June 2013 (USA)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner,Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff, Harry Lennix
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Christopher Nolan (story), David S. Goyer screenplay)
"Man of Steel follows the Last Son of Krypton on his epic journey to become mankind's shinning beacon of hope for a brighter future. With the beliefs and values instilled by his adoptive parents Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, a young Clark (Henry Cavill) sets out to find his place in the world. But when the nefarious General Zodd (Michael Shannon) arrives on Earth, Clark will have to choose between being a normal human or Kal-el,son of Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and humanity's greatest protector and champion. Filmed in IMAX and shot in Vancouver, Chicago and Plano, Illinois, Man of Steel will be released on June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) with a screenplay by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) the Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception) produced feature film will surely be the summer blockbuster of 2013."
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