Don't believe the noise. This movie is great from beginning to end.

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2016)

After all the negative reviews I have read regarding Batman V Superman - I have seen the film, and I can give my own opinion on the matter:
I loved it. I was totally entertained and I thought the performances were great. Ben Affleck made for a great Bruce Wayne/Batman and makes me super excited to see more from him. I also loved that Zack Snyder pulled good plot points from various great comic books and graphic novels, including Frank Millers "The Dark Knight Returns".
That being said, it is definitely a comic book movie. It is not meant to be comparable to the Christopher Nolan "Dark Knight" trilogy. There are over the top moments, and at times can seem a bit bloated, as well as the occasional eye rolling bits here and there - but it is not supposed to be based in reality like Nolan's films were. The punches are huge, the explosions are gigantic, and the destruction is colossal.
My only real qualm with it was that they tried to cover A LOT of ground in such a short time. It easily could have been two movies with more depth into the parallel story lines. Some stuff was skimmed over to make a solid platform for the Justice League films quickly. I took it with a grain of salt. I'm a big nerd and could watch hours of detailed movies about every nuance in the characters, but I also understand that these movies are meant to appeal to the broad masses that may have never even read a comic book - so I can deal with the fact that some stuff was barely touched on.
It is not, in my opinion, deserving of the hate it's getting. I think before going into it you have to realize that you aren't walking into a theatre to see the next Godfather or Schindler's List - it's a movie about two orphans who wear costumes and fight monsters. Oh, and one of them happens to be from space.
Don't take it to seriously and you'll have a really good time.