Don't listen to the critics, this is actually a fun movie. Finally Batman and Superman team up in a movie.

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2016)

For the past 10-15 years there has always been talk of a Batman v Superman movie but with the usual big questions of: Who will play Batman? Who will play Superman? Who will be the director? What will the movie be about? Fast forward to 2016 and finally this has come to life with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This time Henry Cavill returns as Superman/Clark Kent after the huge success of Man of Steel (2013) and Ben Affleck takes over from Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Zack Snyder returns as director and he does a good job extravagantly teaming the Man of Steel and The Dark Knight for the first time on the big screen.
Batman v Superman begins with the end of Man of Steel however this time it is from the view of Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) who witnesses the carnage, chaos and destruction of downtown Metropolis during the titanic battle of Superman (Henry Cavill) and General Zod (Michael Shannon). While Bruce Wayne does battle in Gotham City as Batman with the help of his faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth (Jeremy Irons), he still believes that Superman should be held accountable for all the collateral damage caused in Metropolis. Meanwhile Clark Kent, as his role as a newspaper reporter in the Daily Planet, believes Batman is nothing more than an intimidating vigilante and seeks to expose his identity, putting him at loggerheads with his boss Perry White (Laurence Fishburne). Clark Kent has also romantically linked up with fellow crusading reporter Lois Lane (Amy Adams). At the same time a young businessman from LexCorp Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) is fixated on defeating Superman and tries to recover the kryptonite from the now deceased General Zod via Senator Finch (Holly Hunter) and with the help of terrorist Anatoli Knyazev (Callan Mulvey). While Batman/Bruce Wayne and Superman/Clark Kent prepare for a titanic clash against each other, little do they know that Lex Luthor is scheming to create the undestructible Doomsday. Batman and Superman also find themselves gaining a secret ally known as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot).
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is more of a spin off to Man of Steel (2013) with a majority of the actors returning from the original movie. I liked Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent and he was very admirable in the role that immortalised Christopher Reeve. Ben Affleck was actually a very surprising casting as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He had very big shoes to fill considering Christian Bale set the bar extremely high following The Dark Knight trilogy. Surprisingly, Ben Affleck was very impressive and he did a terrific job. Despite being in his 40's, Ben Affleck was in fantastic shape and he filled the Batman suit very well. Gal Gadot had a small yet pivotal role as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and I'm looking forward to seeing her return in future movies. Jesse Eisenberg follows in the footsteps of Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor as a young criminal mastermind. Jesse Eisenberg's eccentric take on Lex Luthor was more similar to Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight although he was satisfying to watch.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is getting an unfair mauling by critics yet I left the cinema very happy and content. I enjoyed the experience and without a doubt I was glad to see Batman and Superman finally team up in a movie. It looks like further sequels are going to eventuate with Zack Snyder getting things moving further down the track.
All fans of Batman and Superman will enjoy this experience. I certainly had a fun time from start to finish.
7/10.