BvS - Boredom versus Sleepy

Rating: 4/10 (26 August 2016)

Let's just start with the good OK fanboys? Visually it was nice. I like how the makers wanted to distinguish themselves different from the colorful Marvel movies. I didn't mind the dark tone look to the movie. It's a fight, it's not supposed to be pretty and colorful. And I liked Ben Affleck as Batman. He did a good job with bringing the mystery and a brooding presence to the character. But that was pretty much it for me. The action was good in some parts just not all the way like you would expect from a "Superhero vs. Superhero" movie. The pacing of the story was a bit all over the place and the build-up to the confrontation between Batman and Superman could've been better. It was no where near exciting. The tension between Jason and Freddy Krueger was much better (Yes, I said it). I'd rather watch Freddy vs. Jason more than once than this. As a matter a fact, I have the DVD for it. But back to the flaws of Batman V. Superman. I think the franchise could've made more money if they saved the Doomsday villain for another movie. It seemed rushed and made Batman look like a coward for not helping Superman on time. It's like he was waiting for Superman to be destroyed by Doomsday which brings me to another flaw in the film. That other flaw is the scene where Batman finally realizes why he wants to help Superman - because they both have a mother who shares the same name. Didn't make sense to me and just like a lot of other people, I caught myself saying "Oh come on!" The focus should've solely been on why Superman and Batman are battling and how the World is torn by the two superheroes colliding. Instead, it carried this dark-depressing and uninteresting feel to the movie and tried to be something more than extraordinary. And don't let me get started on the portrayal of Lex Luthor. Wasn't he the dude on Superbad?