Slow paced but improved towards the end

Rating: 7/10 (27 March 2016)

27 January 2016 Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester Tonight - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Yet another chapter in yet another superhero movie. Ben Affleck as Batman pitted against Henry Cavill as Superman, both unwittingly being controlled by the malevolent being that is Lex Luthor, played spookily well by Jesse Eisenberg. At 2 hours 31 minutes this was at least 31 minutes too long, although the historical nature of the opening credits worked very well as a reminder of what had come before. The first two thirds of this film were bitty and in places a little turgid. The story hopped all over the place and even though all the pieces eventually slotted together, at times I was in danger of losing concentration, yes we were being set up for the grand finale....but it took forever. However, there are just as many good points........the special effects, fight scenes, jumps, falls, crashes were all outstanding. The cast worked well together and contrary to many opinions I heard voiced prior to the release of this film, Ben Affleck was a credible Batman. Film makers are being Increasingly challenged to bring us bigger and better and it does make me wonder how many more ways we can defend ourselves against the big bad, fight the unfightable and kill the unkillable. Just three more words to add.......WOW Wonder Woman!!!