Let me begin by saying I thoroughly enjoyed Man of Steel. It was a very human view of Clark, which I think is lacking from other movies. Going against villains of (near) equal power is a great way to showcase what makes him
him beyond his alien physiology. I think it's a great example of
this quote about Supes from Batman. I particularly enjoyed what I call, "Pa Kent's
CMOA." Very powerful, I thought.
Now, that said, there were a couple issues. It seemed at times a little too disjointed with the flashbacks spliced around. I appreciate why they're there, and the scenes themselves are good; it's just the placement that's awkward.
Second, Lois talks about how she got brain-bugged (my term) while on the ship. I don't recall seeing this event happen at all, or any clue of it aside from her saying it happened. That's either my attention span dwindling, or poor writing. It would have been completely sufficient to gather the location of the Kent farm from Clark's head.
I also don't put a mess of stake in the opinion of critics to begin with, so there's that. Nobody cheered in my theater, but the guys in front of me did bitch when nothing played after the credits. I, naturally, laughed.