Expectation v Reality: Dawn of an exciting universe

Rating: 7/10 (1 April 2016)

I was waiting for this movie for a long time. I would have caught it on the first day but I was traveling so I had to wait for almost a week. Meanwhile, the internet exploded with negative critical reviews and contradicting public reviews. I am glad that I chose to decide for myself. This is a good movie, not a perfect movie, but a good movie which never bored me for the entire two and half hours.
I loved the setup for the Justice league, that's something people should watch this movie for because Justice League is happening whether you like this movie or not. I also liked the score, it's brilliant. Most people seem to have enjoyed wonder woman, however I liked her as Diana Price more. Her wonder woman avatar needs more exploring and I am now convinced that Wonder Woman solo movie could be good. Gal Godot looked gorgeous but her acting skills didn't shine in the short time she was given. I hope she won't disappoint in her solo movie. The rest of the Justice League cameo were also great. I liked Ben Affleck as batman, however there wasn't much to chew on his role. The chat between him and Jeremy Irons' Alfred was very well written. Those who said there was no funny moments in the movie should listen to their conversation carefully. Henry was Superman was OK. He was paired with Amy Adams who is a fabulous actor and I wished their acting skills were equally matched. Jessy's interpretation of Lex Luthor isn't a subtle guy I remember from the animation but his character is developing to a darker shade, so it's too early to pass judgement on him. Finally, the story is simple, which I like if the focus is the characters rather than story itself. Absolutely no complaints there.
Moving on the the negatives, this movie isn't mind blowing in any way, it's entertaining but that's it. I guess people expected too much from this movie and that's why they were disappointed and hence the negative reviews. There's also the problem with Doomsday. One, he was CGI, so he didn't look menacing enough. Two, the context for creating Doomsday was not developed(may be it is, in extended cut) so you never know how dangerous he is and what's his motive. Same goes for Lex Luthor. Lex was evil, but why he was evil was not explored. I therefore consider the third act to be the weakest. The final showdown of trinity didn't have much stake. I feel pity for DC, when they had the final fight in the city(Man of Steel) people complained about too many casualties and now the fight is in such a way that there's isn't even much stake to it. DC need to find the right balance for creating good stakes.
I don't agree with people who said that there was editing and coherence issues. The story was non-linear but it's not difficult to understand, when things are happening in parallel and when there is a flashback. If you think Momento was an editing mess then this movie is probably too difficult for you to understand. It wasn't funny movie, but you could certainly admire some witty lines. I understand when people say it wasn't fun (they didn't mean haha funny but some cool moment that can bring joy, smile or tears) and I completely agree. DC need to work on creating those moments. Al though I don't think Marvel movies have those moment either anymore, but that's not how you decide quality of movie.
Batman V Superman is a good movie, an enjoyable movie but it's not "The Dark Knight". It doesn't move you emotionally, thought it tries hard. In my opinion, it's a better story than Deadpool which was just a compilation of funny dialogues. Looking back, I think DC should focus more on creating movies like 'Batman Begins' than the 'The Dark Knight'.
7.5/10