Honest Review From An Unbiased Superhero Movie Fan

Rating: 7/10 (25 March 2016)

To begin, I'd like to notify you that I am not a Marvel or DC Fanboy. I have enjoyed and suffered through films from both sides and I have no bias. Also, don't listen to the critics on this one. It seems like they are all butt hurt Marvel fans hating on DC for mostly irrelevant reasons, and I'm a person who usually agrees with the critics.
Early this morning, I viewed the midnight premiere of Batman Superman: Dawn of Justice at my local theater. I have to say I had been eagerly awaiting this film for over a year and I was pretty excited. I tried to block all the bad reviews and the fact that the IMDb score had gone from 9.6 to 7.7 in a matter of two days from my head. Once the credits rolled I was questioning whether the critics had watched the same film that I had just had the privilege of watching.
I will now start breaking down why the critics and people who say this movie sucks are wrong. First, people keep saying this movie was boring. I completely disagree. Man of Steel was boring. This movie kept me intrigued and on the edge of my seat with anticipation the whole time. And I watched this 2 and a half hour movie at 12:30 AM. I have been known to fall asleep during movies when it's late but I never felt bored or tired in any part of this film. Next, one of their arguments is that their is no humor and it was too dark. One critic says, "...a few jokes wouldn't have gone amiss, either." I don't know if they were asleep or just not listening but there were at least three times a joke occurred and almost the entire audience laughed. Sure this movie is dark and sure there is barely any humor, but there were definitely "a few jokes." Also, DC is known for their dark movies and they proved a dark superhero movie can be amazing (i.e. The Dark Knight) just like Marvel proved a light and funny superhero movie can also be pretty good (i.e. Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy), so the absence of jokes should not have surprised viewers. Next, people were saying they were disappointed because they felt the whole movie was just a preview for the creation of the Justice League. Of course it is! The movie's fu(king subtitle is DAWN OF JUSTICE! Zach Snyder created an awesome, visually stunning, emotional, dark, gritty, and entertaining movie that introduced us to Lex Luthor and the Justice League. I do agree with the critics that said things like it was too "busy and overcrowded" and that "it's also cluttered and narratively wonky." But that doesn't stop it from being a pretty darn good film. Before the film premiered, people were worried about the casting choices of Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and especially Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. First I will say that the acting in this movie was definitely it's high point for me, along with the soundtrack and visual effects. Henry Cavill did great again as the grim and tortured personification of the Man of Steel, Amy Adams did great as Lois Lane, and Laurence Fishburne's and Jeremy Irons' acting was stellar as well. But Ben Affleck "introduces an intriguing new Batman" that this franchise has never seen before and I really liked it, also his voice, thank God, doesn't sound like the victim of throat cancer anymore. Next, Gal Gadot showed us a newer and slimmer version of Wonder Woman and I think this film made her cool again. I fu(king loved her entrance and it gave me goosebumps (the soundtrack makes her entrance 600 times better, just watch it and you'll know what I mean). Lastly comes the highly controversial casting choice of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. Critics saw him as annoying and it seemed like everyone hated him. I don't know if I'm weird but I do know I am in the minority here. I absolutely loved this new Lex Luthor. He was weird, crazy, psychotic, zany, smart, evil, and just plain fu(ked up... and I loved almost every moment of it. It was like watching the cross between the Joker, the Green Goblin, and Lex Luthor. Don't let the critics make up your mind, go watch it and decide for yourself. I do agree that their were times where he was annoying and the script was clunky but overall I loved him. To conclude, this movie isn't perfect, but it doesn't deserve the bashing it is getting from critics and people who haven't seen it. Please, do yourself a favor, stop reading reviews and go watch this movie, it is worth your money.
Pros: Visual Effects, Doomsday, Wonder Woman!!, awesome Justice League cameo (Cyborg, Aquaman, and the Flash), Soundtrack, New Batman, New Lex Luthor, Non-Throat Cancer Batman voice, Acting was stellar, awesome court room explosion scene (Granny's Peach Tea)!!!!, awesome superman and Lex Luthor confrontation on helipad, awesome foreshadowing
Cons: Doomsday seemed a little rushed and he died too soon in my opinion, soundtrack was 90% awesome but at times it felt unnecessary and it was just repeatedly bashing your head against the wall (you'll know what I mean), weird and unnecessary dream sequences (sigh, don't get me started with this), New Lex Luthor was too weird and annoying at times, Script was clunky and pacing was clunky as well, overcrowded and seemed like three movies in one, the fu(king trailer (sigh) revealed too much if you haven't watched the trailer DON"T FU(KING WATCH THEM you will enjoy the movie more believe me
Final rating for me: 7.3/10, barely better than Man of Steel, way better than Avengers: Age of Ultron, way worse than Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy though
GO WATCH IT!! Form your own opinion and ignore the biased critics and reviewers.