Batman vs Superman, potential spoilers

Rating: 5/10 (19 July 2016)

If you are over 45 you will leave this movie unhappy but for the price of a rental it's worth the money.
First the acting, great! Quality is it's own reward, no problems there. Each actor managed to pull out a specific intense emotion and let you live it all throughout the movie and that is hard to do.
Next, the special effects... sometimes too much is too much. The technology exists where good graphics don't have to look like a computer game, let the actors act. Overall, I liked the total production values of the shots but too many sliding into the camera shots became distracting.
Third, the story... good idea poorly executed. I liked least- the cheap introductions of the future characters... who were never in the movie. Why? The water scene with the spear is a good example, and one of many...I was waiting for one of the afore mentioned new hero's to show up... nothing... even when the music changed direction... nothing. Introduction implies usage. Even a first year script writing student knows how to look beyond one scene to the next and have it weave together. The new Justice League folks would have been better introduced last. It made me wonder if anyone read the entire story in one sitting before production or if anyone who knows the history and tradition of the characters was actually involved in green lighting anything about this film? I liked the best - Superman being the thoughtful guy all across the board and Batman looking like a Trump supporter (before Batman's "Martha" conversion brought him back home and making the world a better place). Very poignant.
Fourth the direction... direction is a lot of work, got it, but so is the paycheck. I expected more, way more, well a super a lot more. I had a hard time following the storytelling and it felt choppy, out of balance, and it made me wonder if more than one person had too much input.
So, would I watch it again? I don't know. But I do know that the next film needs to be better across the board and if the next one can't be marvel-ous... I suggest the next title to be "The Death of the Superman and Batman Franchise for the Next 30 Years."
I have watched Superman and Batman shows for more that 50 years, I was a DC comics kid growing up but this film really pushed my loyalty. Although I'm not in a youngsters demographic and I am just an old guy spouting off...but...I do pay for my kids movie tickets and I think they can see through most movie blunders.