A Director's Fanciful Dreams Make for a Muddied & Fractured Batman vs Superman

Rating: 5/10 (25 March 2016)

With so much hype behind one of the most anticipated movies, "Batman v Superman," one would think that it would surely deliver on its promise to entertain the masses. And it does deliver on its promise of entertaining, but it sure as hell confuses you, too. The audience gets introduced to Batman via a semi-flashback from the "Man of Steel." Bruce Wayne watches Superman battle General Zodd in the sky, and he's, let's say that Bruce Wayne is ticked by the destruction that Superman and General Zodd are doing to the city and to the people. And, he has a right to be angry. Well, it is that anger which drives Bruce Wayne to want to get rid of good old Superman. Psst! Bruce plotted for almost two years.
So, fast forward eighteen months or so, and by that time, our Superheroes are in their respective cities, and they conduct life normally; however, they are secretly hating on one another. Where does Superman's dislike of Batman come from you may ask? Superman doesn't care for Batman swinging and flying around town branding (pun intended) his own brand of justice.
Okay that kind of makes for a decent plot, but it really becomes the subplot when it was originally the main plot, and then I think that Lex Luthor has a plan that involves their dislike of one another, but, but he's peddling ammunition and... Uh, one becomes confused, as you can see, I surely did. Our Superheroes have a lot of dream sequences and flashbacks, and they see ghosts, and I think that I saw a unicorn eating purple Twinkies and, and...Whoa! I'm running off on a tangent. Oops! I'm suffering from the Zack Snyder effect-too much stuff on my mind. Hint! Hint!
There's a little too much running off into different story lines or either of the Superheroes thoughts (more Bruce's) which can confuse and probably will confuse the crap out of the viewers! I strongly believe that the dream sequences, or whatever you'd like to call them, could have been omitted. Huh! A lot of material could have been omitted from the movie such as the rehashing of Bruce's parents getting killed. Fans are already familiar with Bruce Wayne's/Batman's story; therefore, the going back down memory lane was pure filler material. Mr. Snyder uses too many moments to add filler material instead of useful material that could propel the storyline or make the movie a bit shorter. There are a few things wrong with the movie, but there are a few things right with it. I can't think of them right now, but believe me, there are some cool things to watch and enjoy.
Yes! I remember what went right in the film. It was Wonder Woman. Her entrance into the film was ridiculously convoluted. But when she mounted up to kick some a**, she was on it! And the Batmobile was cool. That's all I've got for now.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that the "Justice League" will fare much better than this second installment of "Superfriends." Oh yeah, it's time that Mr. Snyder be relinquished of his directing ability when it comes to anything DC related. He just keeps missing the mark.