Batman v. Superman: A Swing and Several Misses

Rating: 2/10 (24 March 2016)

I had the opportunity to see this film on opening day. Based on the trailers it looked like it was going to be a great roller coaster ride to the finish. Sadly that roller coaster went off track and never found it's way back on.
The Good: Ben Affleck was a great Batman. He really put a lot of effort into the role. There is nothing negative about his performance. He is the only saving grace of this mess of a movie.
The Bad: Where to start? First, this is a Zach Snyder film so you know the story line will be terrible. Before you see thing, understand that very little effort was put towards character backgrounds or anything story related. This is a punch something movie.
In what is the biggest let down of the film is that the trailer revealed everything about the movie. Honestly if you have seen the trailer for the film you know the entire story this movie is following. Bad Guy gets two good guys to fight. The fight then realize it is stupid. They then turn on bad guy and his hired thug. Third character comes out of no where, kills hired thug as the two good guys make up.
The film throws away all the iconic images from the comic book. Batman is not the comic book Batman. He ruthlessly murders innocent people throughout the film with a machine gun, which goes against everything the character is about. Superman is 'meh' throughout the film. Lastly Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor is the worst actor to ever play the role. A wooden and unimpressive performance leads the film to smile like a trip to the city dump.
If you are on the fence about seeing the film you are better off staying home or going to see Zootopia (excellent film, a must see). Save the $14 dollars for something better.