Being a big fan of the Christopher Reeve films, I was VERY upset by the hirrible move Superman Returns. It made me not want to see this movie very much.
After all the hype though and good reviews from friends that I knew and trusted, I went to go see it. I was VERY happy I did.
The acting was well done, even by people I am not usually a big fan of (Russel Crowe). Also they took a couple liberties with original story such as the fact that Lois Lane is NOT stupid in this movie. She knows whats going on almost right from the beginning and she knows how to take good pictures also (No need for Jimmy Olsen) and she is a hard-nosed reporter like what you would expect.
I especially liked that you got more background on what exactly happened to Krypton... or at least this movies version of it.