It felt like a parody. And I think that's what made it work.
No, seriously, some moments felt closer to what you can see in "The Boys", for example, which is specifically aimed at laughing out the absurd aspects of comics about super-heroes. New Superman is definitely less dark and gory, but still things are more... "Grounded" here. Even more grounded than they were in Thunderbolts, because that one did not go far enough with this.
I especially liked the interview Clark had with Lois early in the movie. The way Clark started it kind of gung ho, and then started getting irritated and otherwise unbalanced as Lois kept asking questions - that was just golden. The scene showed he is not perfect, despite what people may think, he is not a god, as "Man of Steel" tried to convey. This made him relatable, and that's what a good story does, especially when combined with such outstanding delivery of the scene.
Heck, even Lex was more human than majority of characters in "Smallville" TV show, where they had 8 or 9 seasons to build them. That tear in the end of the movie? Or his jokes sometimes arrogant jokes? Even the fact, that he acknowledged that he was driven by jealousy (or was it envy?) worked extremely well. He is still a clear villain, there is no moral ambiguity in his actions, just an attempt to present them as something "for the good of the country". He is not that deep of a character in this movie, but he is still very relatable. At least in a sense, that you probably know someone like that in real life.
Even just for that I can give kudos to Gunn. Is this is an outstanding movie? Not really. I do not think it brought anything particularly new or ground-breaking to the genre. Overall story is simple and predictable, as well, there are no real plot twists here. Visually it is also just fine, although does have some nice scenes, for sure. But it is still quite a good watch. I would not give it an 8, but it's a definite solid 7, maybe even a 7.5. If you are not tired from super hero movies, you will probably be able to enjoy it.
