Could of been... should of been... but wasn't... super

Rating: 5/10 (2 May 2020)

Prior to Batman vs Superman, I really enjoyed 'Man of Steel' and felt it was a good start to a new era of DC movies. Henry Cavill for me was well cast as Superman. This movie certainly wet my appetite for Batman vs Superman - even though I had my reservations about Ben Affleck taking on the role of the Dark Knight.
I do prefer the darker side of DC over Marvel, but being darker isn't enough. You still need a good story that is well told. Is the story behind Batman vs Superman a good one? I think probably not... it's certainly not told well.
The movie just felt like an increasingly angry, borderline incoherent noise fest optimised by Ben Affleck doing his level best to be an infinitely more angry and melancholy Batman than Christian Bale.
For me this movie offered little genuine drama or excitement. Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luther was the about the only source of fun and palatable entertainment.
It just didn't build on, or even maintain, the solid foundation set by Man of a Steel. Yes there were moments in the movie I enjoyed, but it was more Dawn of Rubbish than Dawn of Justice. Maybe they should have done a sequel to Man of Steel first? And focused on a new stand alone Batman movie before bringing these to DC superhero's together?
I hope you enjoy the movie more than I did.