Beat my Expectations - And I Don't Do a Plot Summary

Rating: 8/10 (26 March 2016)

I looked forward to this movie and my expectations were exceeded - but I was still a little let down by the final third. Th initial build up - especially the opening was absolutely brilliant. The way they chose to introduce Batman/Bruce Wayne and weave the original Man of Steel into the plot of this movie simply worked exceedingly well.
It was the fact that with the long running time, the final act actually felt rushed. Spoiler - you know that Batman and Superman will end up fighting together but I just felt that Doomsday felt rushed - it was sort of Lex creates him - releases him and bang - the gang must deal with him right now.
But overall, Afleck was a great Bruce Wayne/Batman - the choice to play him as a guy twenty years into the job was smart and Although there was virtually no humor at all in the film, the movies beats were all tight and felt right - mostly.
It's hard to please everyone when you have source material that's been around forever and has been glommed onto by fan-boys (guess I used to be one) who expect the unattainable. All that in mind, It was a solid and mostly satisfying effort. One step better than Age of Ultron but not ass good ass Iron Man or the first Avengers. (And simply forget the X Men)