Solid film and a must watch for Batman and Superman fans!

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2016)

I went into BatmanvSuperman 2016 expecting a hodge podge mess with DC Comics clumsily playing catch up with Marvel. DC has been for sometime trying to imitate Marvel's success with superhero team up movies like the Avengers, and at this point they are very, very late to the party.
After watching the 2 and half hour film, I came out of the cinema hall feeling excited! Why? Because DC pulled it off! Was the movie perfect? Not by any means. But it got A lot right and its managed to set up the DC universe for some really exciting stuff in the next few years.
First, let me get this out of the way - Ben Affleck killed it as Batman! Best Batman hands down, sorry Bale Fanboys (and girls), but ‪#‎Batffleck‬ takes the batcrown and places it firmly on his cowl! To me, this film was worth it just to see the most faithful rendition of Batman till date, with plenty of homages to satisfy die hard fans (my favourite being an iconic pose from Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns comic book cover).
Now, here's where my opinion will start to divert from others. In terms of direction, cinematography etc., BvsS is stylistically jarring. When I say that, I mean you're either going to love it or hate it. BvsS takes a lot of risks. Sometimes it pays off, and sometimes, not so much, but I appreciate Zack Snyder for being true to himself and his vision because he didn't play it safe (coughjjabramscough). Personally I love his art style, BvsS takes it's cues somewhere between Man of Steel and the 300 series, so a cross between gritty realism and comic book grandeur, and you know what? It works! Well, it did for me at least.
Sadly, the movie doesn't score a perfect 10 from me due to some narrative and pacing issues, but mostly because of the shoehorning in of Wonder Woman (although I enjoyed Gal Gadot's portrayal) and the annoying cameos of the rest of the Justice League Cast.
8/10 - Solid film and a must watch for Batman and Superman fans!