Exhausting.Disappointing. But not terrible.

Rating: 5/10 (4 April 2016)

Comic book / Superhero fans will comment on how you shouldn't need to have your hand held and that this is ONLY for the fans. Those who aren't interested in anything superhero related are only commenting on the negatives giving no praise anywhere. This is ridiculous on both camps.
If a movie cannot help you understand what a character is about and makes you guess in every single scene what on earth is going on then the storytelling was sloppy, rushed and focusing too much on the visuals. Speaking of the visuals there were a few moments that really peaked my interest. They looked fantastic! But then what? Surely this is going to be balanced out with some narrative, some storytelling, some more emotional scenes? No. This is a pure visual spectacle and this is why I was disappointed but can't say that it was terrible.
**SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT**
Seeing the dream sequences were impressive. The camera panning around slowly was beautiful and worked so well.
The opening shots carrying on from Man of Steel were awesome and showed Bruce Wayne's perspective which I REALLY enjoyed seeing.
Batman throughout was dark, harsh and mean. And I loved this. I don't actually want a perfect superhero and seeing more to what makes a character was really interesting to watch.
More disappointing for me were these points:
The whole moment of seeing Superman being talked about on the news and the question being asked "Do we need a Superman" and to then be brought in front of ordinary humans to answer for his actions was Brilliant. Why then did it end with Superman saying not a single word about these questions. This was something that REALLY disappointed me.
Why were so many scenes cut in the most annoying of places when I just wanted to hear more dialogue and script writing. More emotion and getting more into a characters' thoughts. I did feel like I understood a lot had to be crammed in, but did it really? The title is Batman vs Superman and yet I felt like I was watching everything but for most of the film.
Which leads me to the final disappointment. The fight between the two epic superheros that the film title alludes to. I'm not at all saying it was bad but it ended pretty much as soon as it had begun and we quickly RUSH to the next scene.
My final conclusion would be that in my opinion, not enough care is taken with the dialogue or emotion and instead is poured into visuals. This leads to a film which has some absolutely great scenes on screen but only interested me because they looked good rather than actually feeling emotions about the characters. But importantly, I WANTED to care but wasn't given enough explanation as to what was going on inside the characters' heads. I felt indifferent to the score, wasn't terrible but at the same time didn't feel like music that fitted what should be such a great film. The quick cutting and slashing to and fro to each scene was too snappy for me and wanted more care taken.