Blew Past my Expectations!

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2016)

First, let me begin by saying I am a huge Batman fan. With that being said, I absolutely loved this movie. Ben Affleck was phenomenal as both Bruce Wayne and Batman. The movie is two and a half hours long, but I personally felt like the time flew by. The trailers were cut in such a way that did not give away any spoilers, which was a wonderful surprise. Overall, the movie was well paced, action packed, and the dialogue was much improved from Man of Steel (which I enjoyed as well). Just be warned, this is NOT a Marvel movie. The story is much darker, which reflects a lot of the Batman comics of the past thirty years. Zack Snyder did an excellent job making the Batman a true vigilante that was feared by the criminals of Gotham. I will say this, however, Lex Luthor (played by Jesse Eisenberg) was a completely different Lex Luthor relative to the comic books. I found the performance refreshing but wishing the role was cast with a slightly more serious actor. With that being said, he still performed well above my expectations. One of the top performances was Gal Gadot. She was stunning, powerful (both as a female character and as Wonder Woman), and dynamic. I highly recommend this movie to everyone! Well done Mr. Snyder. I cannot wait until the next wave of movies comes out.