Not terrible, but the bad outweighs the good

Rating: 5/10 (5 June 2016)

Wow, Superman, Batman, Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, Doomsday, Gotham, and kryptonite all in one movie! What more could you ask for? Well, for one, a better story. This film was mediocre at best. There are just too many faults to not take notice. First of all, this movie is way too long at two and a half hours. The pacing in this film is quite poor, seeing as how it's hard to tell when the real action begins. It just seemed like they were trying to put in too much and it just ended up being messy. One flaw is Doomsday appearing at all. The fact that they use the villain who killed Superman in one of the first movies shows how little these people know about pacing.
In contrast, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is really taking its time with Thanos. Speaking of Doomsday, the CGI on film looks really bad. Not to mention the fact that the actual title fight with Batman and Superman seems too short, especially in a movie this long! It doesn't really deliver the goods and isn't rewarding. The final battle with Doomsday, while not great, is at least much more interesting. I also have to say that Jesse Eisenberg is bad as Lex Luthor. He just isn't fun and doesn't know how to use the character's full capacity. This is one of the most recognizable supervillians in existence! This technically isn't the first theatrical released depiction of Wonder Woman. I believe she was in "The Lego Movie". She was much better represented there! It tries too hard to be serious, although they did get some amusing lines toward the end. I will admit that I do like how they want to continue going on with this universe even though it's legions behind the Avengers. I knew that this was going to be bad. Why? Because "The Force Awakens" was good! We're not that lucky!
We needed to have a whole movie devoted to the new Batman. His backstory really seemed rush and there wasn't much buildup. He just came off as pretty boring in this. I feel bad for Ben Affleck, who was previously disappointed with his own work in "Daredevil" and who is in fact himself a fan of superheroes. A pity he can't represent them well. There are so many better movies out there this year and this is a film that truly bites off more than it can chew. "Man Of Steel" wasn't good for me, but at least tried to have an origin story. **