All brawn but no brains... Action over substance. Mediocre.

Rating: 2/10 (24 March 2016)

BvS is action-packed, with multiple dramatic scenes and battles. The soundtrack is so loud one almost is forced to take this movie as a great epic. But where is the heart of the movie? What themes does the movie deal with? It is essentially the responsibilities that comes with the power of God. We have to question if ultimate power is good or bad for mankind and if it can serve altruistic values. Yet, its theme falls in the shadow of simple motives towards the inevitable.
The inevitable? As the title states, the battle between the dark knight and man of steel. It is not the premise of the fight that is disappointing, it is the storytelling and incentives leading up to the battle that is flawed. The reason and motive behind the fight seems petty. Luthor's motives are half baked and Wonder Woman's presence in the movie is not fully fleshed out.
Basically the movie have 3 main story arcs: public outcry of Superman's actions, the fight between God and man and Domsday at the end (not a spoiler since it is shown clearly in the trailers). There is also an incomplete overarching story arc: the build up to Justice League. The movie's plot line is very aware of that it will become a part of a major franchise with unnecessary scenes of Justice League members that have no relevance to this movie. Hence the name: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which are two completely different and unrelated plot lines.
Zack Snyder's career has been consistent at one thing: he is more obsessed about celebrating visual effects and cool CGI rather than telling a story. One example: he chooses to CGI a piece of cloth rather than just use a real piece of cloth! He replaces true storytelling with cool phrases and one liners which felt out of place in the coherency of the scene, it actually felt like it was meant for a trailer and not the movie. It is not all bad, BvS responds well the mayhem and aftermath in Man of Steel and introduces different characters in a decent manner. But overall it lacked coherency between the 3-4 main story arcs and a satisfying conclusion.
As one of the main characters concludes that they all should assemble and fight as one unit in the end, the answer to why this is so is simply explained as a gut feeling. Well, my gut feeling is that this movie will not stand the test of time.