I loved it. Why you may not.

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2016)

I loved this movie. I love seeing a Superman that is powerful. A Dark Knight that is dark- dark as hell. I love Zach Snyder movies. I wanted a serious movie free of campy kid stuff. I loved Ben Affleck in this movie. I loved every part of this movie. I know the comics, so when I saw stuff like the omega symbol and para-demons. I knew what they were.
I just want to say that Ben Affleck as the Batman blew me away. My new favorite batman and the only one I have ever seen get Bruce Wayne right. I cannot wait for the Batman movies he will be in. I had some reservations about Gal Gadot playing Wonder Woman. She was awesome and stole some scenes. One of the best parts of the movie and a great casting choice, now that I have seen her in action. I think Lawrence Fishburne is a perfect Perry White. I thought I would hate Jesse Eisenberg in this, but I found that his inherent twitchy annoying delivery really worked with this character, who was indeed an evil genius criminal mastermind. Pure evil. Jeremy Irons as Alfred was spot on. Great casting. Their relationship as more of a partnership than master/butler was refreshing.
This movie offers many many opportunities for criticism and dislike. There are legitimate reasons that people will not like this movie. It is certainly not for everyone. The movie was very long. The movie was dark. The movie was a largely a Batman movie. The movie assumed folks remember the end of Man of Steel. The movie has many flashback/dream sequences and jumps around a lot. The movie crammed in many popular comic book stories into one in while also setting up the next film. The movie does not have the feel of the comics or animated series/movies. It has references you would only get from reading the comics or watching the animated series/movies. It is sensory overload.
I gave this movie a 10 because I loved it and it is what I have been waiting for. Zach Snyder made this movie with me in mind. We must have the same way of looking at these characters and similar tastes. Watchman is also one of my favorite movies. But I am guessing by the way this movie has received so many negative reviews, I am not in the majority.