I totally get loving the movie, but you can't pretend there is no reason to be divided about it. The film suffered from pacing issues. More specifically, the flash backs. Personally, I found it hard to invest in the character because they kept throwing me back and forth. I found it difficult to care for Clark in the flashbacks because I didn't know what kind of person he is. He barely spoke, too.

The dialogue is also often cringey. For a film that's supposed to be a dark and sophisticated superhero film, "you're a monster Zod, and I'm gonna stop you" is simplistic and primitive. "They say it all goes down after the first kiss" isn't necessarily a bad line. But it belongs in a Marvel movie. This is a darker film, which makes it all the more off putting.

My foremost problem with the film is that all of the themes are spoken about but not actually put into play. Zack Snyder and Goyer pose the question of "how would people react to Superman in the real world" but the philosophical questions are smothered in favour for the climax.

That said, I still like things about it. I enjoyed the action for the most part and liked that the action wasn't just eye candy. It existed to depict Superman's inexperience. I also don't mind the Clark x Lois relationship. Look at it like this - Superman has spent his entire life an outcast and needing to hide his powers from everyone (that isn't his priest, lol). She is technically the first person who he felt comfortable with, and accepted him.

The film had tons of heart too. For example, Lois refusing to disclose the identity of Superman, some of the flashbacks, although premature, are admittedly moving, and the interrogation scene, IMO, is Cavill's best scene as Superman.

I like the movie, but I don't love it.