In a review on Roger Ebert's website, Matt Zoller Seitz awarded the film three out of four stars, calling it an "astonishing movie" and praising the conflict between Clark and Zod.
U kritici na internetskoj stranici Rogera Eberta Matt Zoller Seitz dao je filmu tri od četiri zvjezdice nazvavši ga "zadivljujućim filmom" i hvaleći konflikt između Clarka i Zoda.