Absolutely Phenomenal

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2016)

When I decided to see the movie today I reluctantly agreed to bring my Wife and her Aunt. I was thinking 'oh boy, they are going to HATE this movie'. Hell, even I thought I might hate the movie based on the negative reviews, but I could not have been more wrong. This is the first superhero movie my wife has ever sat through and she loved it as much as I did.
The good: Moody, atmospheric, dark... but not depressing as so many reviews claim. It is a tense affair rife with emotion. I found the various subplots tied together very nicely by the start of the climax. Eisenberg was the glue that bonded this film together and he was incredible. Batfleck was perfect. Cavill was pretty one dimensional but that's really the case with Superman in general, and he really does Superman well. The cinematography was absolutely epic. The score was a little heavy handed at times, but it was still really great. The movie had some interesting things to say about gods and monsters and that theme was presented in a very intelligent manner.
The bad: There were a few groan moments in the movie, mostly related to shoehorning Wonder Woman and references to other JLA characters into the movie. The biggest groan was the way Superman and Batman became insta-friends, I think they could have handled this MUCH better. This movie is humourless aside from the occasional Eisenberg moment. I'm worried about Gal Gadot pulling off a solo Wonder Woman movie, she looks great (REALLY great), but I'm not sure if she has the acting chops to pull it off.
All in all I am giving this 9/10 because despite it's flaws we all left the theatre awestruck. Everyone in the theatre clapped at the end. This movie really delivered and I am looking very forward to seeing it again..and again.