A Fresh Batman, A Fresh Story, Underrated, Misunderstood by Critics

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2016)

SPOILERS BELOW - WARNING.
I just got out of the theater. It was sold out. People had to sit all the way in the first row in the corner just to get a glimpse of the much-anticipated movie of early Spring 2016. I got my tickets ahead of time, front and center, and was it worth the wait? Yes.
As you can see I'm giving this movie a 7 out of 10. That doesn't mean it sucks. That doesn't mean it's the best Superman movie ever. It just means it's solid despite critics saying it's the worst Superman movie of all time. I'm going to break down some themes I've heard regarding complaints from this movie and end with quick conclusion and my opinion.
1. First, this isn't your Christopher Reeves Superman. If you are still living in the 1970s/1980s, don't bother watching. Comic books movies and specifically Superman and Batman have gone darker and taken on much more mature themes. This movie, IMO, connected great with Man of Steel. It was almost as if this movie was planned all along and links up perfectly with how Man of Steel ended. It gives Batman a purpose and a connection in this Superman/Batman universe.
2. Batman. This isn't TDK so don't compare. It's like comparing Curry to Jordan. It's a great version, it just isn't Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale good. Ben Affleck got bulked up for the role so this is by far the biggest Batman ever depicted. It didn't have the wow factor and didn't really show the brains behind Batman like TDK trilogy did, but this movie was already 150 minutes long as it is.
3. Wonder Woman. Not talked about much and when her character was fully introduced, it was starting to seem like Spiderman 3 - too many characters, too little time, not enough depth. That is what may be an issue with this movie. Imagine if Batman Begins and The Dark Knight were 1 movie. That would just be torture and make for 1 lousy movie instead of 2 epic movies.
4. Lex Luthor. People complaining need to get a grip. It was a fresh version. Not your TV version with the Adventures of Superman and not your Kevin Spacey version of Man of Steel. Something just didn't seem right here and not enough background was done. Was this version super rich? Or super crazy? Or something else? 5. Lois Lane. It's Amy Adams. You either like her or you don't.
6. Storyline. If you aren't familiar with the epic 1993 Death of Superman comic book, then don't bother with this movie. You will leave mad and whiny.
7. Doomsday. Decent, but again too many characters at this point.
Conclusion: 7/10. This movie comes up short to Man of Steel IMO. But it did have it's positives. I have a key issue with how they did Batman during the fight scenes. It was starting to seem too Ironman 2+ like if you know what I mean. Whereas Ironman 1 made the story and the hero much more realistic and TDK trilogy portrayed Batman as someone very vulnerable, they got Batman here doing something else entirely. I really liked Superman. I liked the ending. The pace at times seemed strange and the editing seemed like they had to cut a lot of the movie out during final takes. Definitely see in theaters.