Good build up, but weak execution.

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2019)

The story's a bit convoluted. And the pacing is quite off. I really really want this movie to be good. It's not. It's just an okay movie. Maybe it's the hype, I'm not sure. I really hope this movie is like Watchmen, where only the Director's cut can do it justice (Yup, I went there).
The core of the character is not the definitive one (or rather, not the most liked by people). Batman kills people, Superman still having doubts about being Superman (I can understand it in Man of Steel, but not in this movie where I HOPED that he would be a more optimistic Superman [again, sorry for the pun]) and a very weird Lex Luthor. Don't get me wrong, if Jesse Eisenberg was playing another villain (ex: the Riddler or anybody who's a psychopath) it would be perfect. But Lex Luthor never really shows that side of him, much. The definitive Lex Luthor for me is like a real mastermind, the one who wouldn't be so obviously the villain and usually gets away with crime even when people knew he was behind it. A good example to describe him is he's like a politician (hence why he became USA president at one point). Never gets his hands dirty, and almost always had a fall guy. This movie definitely doesn't show that even at the very least. (Mind you, I have never see any actor pulled the definitive Lex Luthor, in my opinion).
There's definitely some good things from the movie. Alfred was phenomenal. Jeremy Irons might be my favorite Alfred ever. And I hope that this Alfred is Batman's Earth-One Alfred (read it, a fine comic). Wonder Woman definitely stood out in that last action sequence. But in terms of if she can pull off Wonder Woman herself is a judgment that I will reserve until her solo movie, since we saw very little of her. The easter eggs in this movie is definitely one that I welcome with open arms. Injustice, Darkseid, and Flashpoint does give us plenty to ponder over the next slade of movies.
Other than that, I'm quite okay with this movie (emphasis on JUST OKAY). This COULD HAVE BEEN the definitive comic book movie. But it's not, in my opinion. (I actually was never a fan of Marvel movies formula that much). My anticipation for the Justice League is toned down from "cautiously optimistic" to "cautiously pessimistic". Now, I'm secretly hoping for a George Miller or even a Ben Affleck DC directed movie. Let's hope Zack Snyder can do another Watchmen, but this time a movie that doesn't need to redeem itself in the Director's cut version.