Fans Love It. Critics Hate It. I'm Kinda In Between.

Rating: 6/10 (1 November 2016)

So after several times of declaring that this movie is going to be garbage and how it's going to completely kill the relevance of the characters of Batman and Superman, I finally saw it and came to the conclusion that it was...............eh. Not as bad as the Rotten Tomatoes score has you to believe, but not as good as some of the DC fanboys have you believe.
Ben Afleck was surprisingly good as Batman, even though the his character was a goddamn psychopath who killed and branded his symbol on the survivors, but I digress. Gal Gadot was good as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill was alright as Superman, but I have no idea what the hell they were thinking casting Jesse Eisenburg as Lex Luthor. I mean I think he can be a really good actor, but man, he was just so awful in this movie. It seems like he was trying to pull off what Heath Ledger did in the Dark Knight, but it just fails so miserably. Every time he was on screen, everything felt so awkward and uncomfortable. During some of his scenes I actually heard some of the people in the audience groan. Jesse, I love ya, but you really stunk up this performance.
The plot, like I expected looking at the trailers, was all over the place. The opening was strong and I was thinking to myself, "What are the critics talking about? This is awesome." But that moment of relief was short-lived. One minute we're focusing on the backlash Superman is getting for his actions in Man of Steel, the next we're focusing on Batman hunting a Russian arms dealer, the next we're focusing on Lex Luthor trying to create Doomsday, the next we're focusing on a drive containing information on other superheroes and yada yada yada. I felt like I was watching five movies all crammed into one.
Easily the best part of the movie was focusing on Superman dealing with the backlash from the destruction of Metropolis. It felt the most realistic and it's also addressing the biggest flaw a lot of people had with Man of Steel. But it doesn't go anywhere, nor does it change the characters or plot in anyway, so it's overall just pointless. It seemed more concerned with setting up the Justice League than actually telling a coherent story. Like I said earlier, I felt like I was watching multiple movie all crammed into one. Despite all of that, it was actually cool to see heroes like the Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, and Wonder Woman on the big screen for the first time. So that's a plus.
The action was hit and miss. Some action sequences were just constant shaky cam and flashes of lightning and rain every five seconds. (What is it with Zack Snyder movies and rain? I mean does he have a really weird fetish for it? Like I'm surprised the entire city didn't completely flood by the end of Watchmen.) But some action sequences were pretty enjoyable, like when Batman and Superman finally went toe to toe, when Batman rescues Superman's mother and the final battle with the ninja turtle, I mean ninja turtle, I mean ninja turtle, I mean Doomsday.
So the movie's a bit of a mixed bag for me. I can't say I enjoyed it all the way through, but I can't say it gave me nothing to enjoy either. So I guess my advice is, if you want to see some good action and some of your favorite heroes kicking ass, you'll probably get your money's worth. But if you're expecting something that's a lot more focused and coherent, then I'd recommend skipping this one.
6/10