Massively entertaining with a thin plot

Rating: 6/10 (27 March 2016)

Zack Snyder did an incredible job with the fight scenes and action sequences and I suspect that he devoted majority of his time composing those aspects. That being said, the movie isn't a bad one. I have read user reviews where people complain that the movie was very long with a run time of 2 hours and 33 mins, but i barely felt that it was long as the experience was quite engaging. If you are one of those people who are discouraged by the reviews, don't lose heart, the movie is well worth the time and it will leave you wanting more.
The movie introduces some key characters and sets up the scene for the upcoming Justice League titles. One of the reasons why I felt the plot was thin was because of the focus on the Bat. Snyder was so fixated in establishing a new Bat that it almost seemed like a Bat movie. I think Ben Affleck looked the part but in terms of portraying a broken Batman, I had my reservations about the story line. The Batman doesn't seem to be broken, he seemed confused. One moment he is out to show Supes who is boss and then just one dialogue later he is making a promise to him? some ground work was missing. Viewers were not allowed to see the story in full (not that we don't know who martha is but is the name enough to convince him to change his mind instantaneously?) If he is searching for what superman stands for then it would have made some sense to me but his agenda was entirely something else. He wanted to show superman that he is not a God, that men can stand up to him and then when he beats supes, he just forgets all of that? That's a pivotal point in the movie as that's when they join together, hence it should have been better thought out.
I watched the movie in IMAX 3D and it was thrilling.