Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice Non Spoiler Review

Rating: 5/10 (28 March 2016)

So I saw Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice last week Friday (release day) and I would just like to give my take on the movie coming from a comic book fan standpoint. I think it's worth noting that Batman is my favorite superhero so this movie automatically sparked my interest since Man Of Steel was a movie I wasn't particularly a fan of. Anyways, the Dark Knight Returns is my favorite animated film and my favorite batman story, so when this movie was announced, I was optimistic we would get a movie similar to that.Fast forward and I saw the second trailer (doomsday one), my expectations lowered but then rose after the final trailer. I was still hyped for this movie but then I saw the reviews and realized I had to see the movie myself and make my own opinion, well, they were right. This is a 2 and half hour film thats title holds no significance to the movie. And not only that, but this movie has so many more problems than just my disappointment. The first hour or so of the film includes a bunch of random scenes organized in a choppy, sloppy order that you have no idea what's going on. There is literally no plot to this movie. Lex Luthor and Supermans motivations in the movie make 0 sense, and Batmans motivation hold no significance after his battle with superman which, while looks great, is way too short for a movie with a title BATMAN V SUPERMAN and has an outcome that is so ridiculous I couldn't even believe it. Lois Lane is so annoying in this movie as Snyder and crew are continually finding ways to interject her into the main plot that you get so tiresome of seeing her on screen. I literally groaned Every time she showed up. The Justice league cameos were so forced. If you saw the doomsday trailer there's no surprises left for you. I will say Ben Affleck was good as batman/Bruce Wayne and him and Jeremy Irons as Alfred make me excited for solo batman films. Wonder Woman was great even though she didn't have to be in the movie and it was definitely cool when she showed up in costume. The action sequences were cool as well, but overall this movie is actually pretty boring and failed to meet my expectations. It sloppily sets up the DCCU but excites me for solo batman and wonder woman films.