Martha!

Rating: 3/10 (25 March 2016)

Picking up 18 months after the disastrous events of the disaster of a film MAN OF STEEL, Batman (Affleck) fears future collateral damage from Superman (Cavill), and sets out to stop him. Disappointing for the Superman fans, since this outing focuses more on Batman (with Affleck given top billing); and disappointing for the Batman fans for the lost opportunity of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. There are some noteworthy ideas, but they're few and far between; for example, Batman's voice-changer is an excellent addition that would've saved Christian Bale some throat scratching. But never once is the viewer rooting for or against anyone; what with this gumbo of several important characters all being crammed into one film leaves everyone underdeveloped and the audience apathetic—there is no beat for us to cheer for the introduction of Batman or his batmobile, nor the reintroduction of Superman or Lois Lane. Aside from flashbacks of Bruce Wayne's childhood (which is only necessary because the history was rewritten for the sake of a cheep plot device), there is very little development or interaction from our stars (besides fighting) and it is all just go, go, go, CGI mess everywhere for almost two-and-a-half hours. Worst yet is the immature common ground Batman and Superman find to set their differences aside.
★½ (out of four)