Well I loved it

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2016)

I felt from the opening credits that the filmmakers were going for something a little more grounded in reality. In fact most of the movie feels as though it's more in the vein of multi-perspective stories like "Traffic," "Syriana," "Short Cuts," "Boogie Nights,"and "Magnolia." Despite jumping around from character to character and sub-plot to sub-plot, the scenes in those movies are all connected thematically and via the overall thesis of the plot. A lot of the criticism directed at BvS seems to be that it's somewhat of a mess, but I found it completely coherent, thoroughly entertaining, very well performed by all the actors, beautifully photographed, and Chris Terrio's script was imbued with wry humor throughout, which elevated this iteration well above the "on-the-nose dialogue" in much of "Man of Steel."
The film certainly takes a more adult sensibility in some of the points it wishes to convey: one particular scene came under critics fire because it shows Lois in the bath, then Clark hopping in and getting intimate with her... Not sure what planet these puritanical critics come from, but that's a perfectly natural scene when two people have strong feelings for each other. It seems they prefer the more infantile or asexual conveyance of love. The scene worked in immediately informing the audience of how far Lois and Clark's relationship had come since "Man of Steel." It also humanized Superman in a way that just a regular lovers kiss wouldn't convey.
Adding more to the adult nature of the film, is the bone-crunching violence, with Batman being portrayed with far more venom, and showing less mercy on criminals than in previous incarnations of the character; and just having the non-linear brand of storytelling trusts that the audience is mature enough to keep up... given some of the "mess" and "incoherent" criticisms, it seems a large percentage of them couldn't.
Overall, for me at least (and as someone who enjoys both Marvel and DC characters), Ben Affleck IS Batman, Henry Cavill IS Superman, Gal Gadot IS Wonder Woman, Amy Adams IS Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenbergh's tormented, unrecognized genius in Lex Luthor really worked for me, and Laurence Fishburne and Jeremy Irons really add some gravitas to their respective characters: Perry White and Alfred Pennyworth. Zack Snyder's visual style is stunning as always, and Hans Zimmers score really added to the brooding tension of the film.
I know I'm in the "out-group," but I really did love this film.