Batman finally has dimension

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2016)

Watched this movie yesterday and was impressed... yes, everyone is going to point out CGI issues, and "plot wandering around"... but when you get to the meat and bones of the movie, it hits right where it needs to.
This movie was about revelations for basically all the characters... and about redemption for Batman, Superman, and Wondewoman...to a lesser degree, Lois Lane.
****Spoilers to follow**** Superman really comes across as a Dick in the movie, and I think it was the right arc to take because he is having a crisis of identity (as he always seems to have). Batman... well, he's Batman. He is "Man" against "God"... to bring the mighty "hero" down a notch. You see a new Batman... one where the inner demons that created the caped crusader are now at odds with his morals... so you actually see him use a gun... and there are times it is very hard not imagine he has killed some of the bad guys.
Listen carefully to a slight homage to another of Affleck's movies at the beginning when Bruce and Alfred are talking...I think I was the only one to catch it(of course I had just watched "Jay & Silent Bob" a fees days earlier.
I was a little disappointed that what seems to be a visit by Superman to his "Fortress of Solitude" in fact was just a brief psychosis trip for him to talk to his "earth dad" amongst a pile of rocks (never saw MOS, so I imagine that's where Supes buried him?) Which was interesting because it raises the question of whether both Batman and Superman are slightly "off-kilter". Batman has "visions" of a bleak future created by the decisions of the present, ultimately owned by the terror of his past, whilst Superman never has the presence to see what his past actions have created... he retreats to a vision of his dad to try and justify all the death and destruction.
It isn't until he knows what it is to be vulnerable... to actually pain pain, and the fear of losing a loved one, that he understands that his actions have consequences... just as Batman realizes even a god has a mother...
Batman finally regained a little dimension and depth that had been lost under the helm of Nolan and Bale. You see the angst of humanity and the anger that Bruce held for a "god" that destroyed not only his building... but also killed his loyal employees out of blind ignorance. Affleck brought the qualities we enjoyed in both Adam West's slapstick version, and Keaton's brooding crusader... the best of best.
Lastly, Jesse Eisenberg (Led Luther)...I was apprehensive about him playing this titular role... Gene Hackman WAS/IS Led Luther... Kevin Spacey ruined the character... Jesse brings back just the right amount of goofy, haphazard craziness to the role it needed, and still added a touch of lost humanity to justify his actions.
I recommend this movie... you really don't notice the length of the movie, and the ending, though necessary to try and stay true to the comic book battle against Doomsday... I will just say, Genesis Chamber?