I do not ever want to hear another dig on the GL movie

Rating: 2/10 (27 January 2019)

Really. I mean it. GL was arguable better than this one, I think. This one had a number of name actors from various tracks, from earlier Spider-Man franchise, from the Watchmen franchise, and so on. The childhood trips down memory lane felt forced and, in large part, I think, entirely unnecessary. There was a pseudo arch-villain mini-origin inside this sort-of-origin-sort-of-JL-sequel: namely, that of Black Manta. Which was, I think, kind of a funny sub-plot, dig on the old Super Friends franchise. But all we got from BM was a minor skirmish and a rather ignominious demise; we do get a teaser in the post-credits, though. If you know the reference, you know what I am talking about. But he was really just a tool in the movie, used by the political coup over tones. So many plots and subplots in this one, the film really didn't know what it wanted to be: an origin, or a sequel. It would have been interesting to see a couple of cameos of JL heroes, but with the depth of the cast, I can see why that would be difficult. Last but not least, really, this one was pretty bad, IMO, and gives the GL movie a run for its money for its stench. Just one man's opinion, FWIW.