This "film" is a perfect example of jumbled and rushed!

Rating: 4/10 (6 October 2019)

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016), this is, without a doubt, one of the most lazy, overcomplicated and dysfunctional movies I have ever seen. After the failure known as "Man of Steel" (2013), we didn't think it could possibly get any worse, but it did! The story is nothing but jumbled subplots, most of the acting is subpar, and the sets/locations are dull. Where in the world do I begin with explaining what's wrong with the story? Zack Snyder's films are infamously known for being littered with unnecessary subplots and this "movie" is by far the best example of that. This "movie" tried to do what Marvel studios did with multiple films, by cramming several storylines into one movie. To be fair, in some films that can work. But in this "film", it just leaves it jumbled and confusing. They could have made at least five individual movies based on the storyline concept of this "movie" that would have been good individual movies on their own! Why did they squeeze all of these plot lines into one "film"?! And to think, there's an extended version of this "movie". As if two and a half hours wasn't long enough! The reason why Marvel films work so much better is due to one crucial element; character development. Where every hero had their own solo movie to establish their character. Of course, you can have a second character in one of those films, like how Black Widow appeared in "Iron Man 2" (2010), and Hawkeye appeared in "Thor" (2011). They were on the right track about having both Batman and Superman together, that would have been more than enough. But in this "movie", you see cameos of all the other Justice League characters in a cheap and lazy way which contributes nothing to this "film". They think that cameos of other heroes count, it doesn't! That is definitely one of the laziest decisions that I've ever seen in any movie. That just goes to show how desperate DC is to competing with Marvel as far as movies go nowadays. As far as acting goes, it's just as bland and lackluster overall like in "Man of Steel". But one actor I must point out that totally ruined this "movie", what little there was to ruin, was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. That is, without a doubt, one of the top 10 worst casting decisions I've ever seen in any movie. Believe me, I'm not the only one who hates him in this role, trust me! However, I don't hate Jesse Eisenberg as an actor overall, he has acted well in other films. But his performance in this "movie" makes me cringe just thinking about it! I think that Jesse Eisenberg would have been better off playing either the Riddler or even the Joker! The best word to describe his portrayal of Lex Luthor is: awkward. Plain and simple! Another dull performance comes from Ben Affleck as Batman. Which is yet another wasted opportunity, because other than this "film", Ben Affleck is a great actor! But every time he speaks in this "movie", he sounds like he's extremely bored and even acts like he'd rather be in a different movie. Who could blame him? Also, the top of his bat suit is one of the laziest designs I've seen. The costume from the neck down isn't too bad, but those ears on top of the mask head are way too short and look like cat ears. His superhero name is Batman, not Cat-Man! Also, in the comics and other films, Batman/Bruce Wayne does not have facial hair. What? You couldn't be bothered to shave? Overall, the acting is just terrible! Also, all of the sets/locations are dull and boring. That's another common thing with modern DC films, everything is either dark, dull, or lacking bold colors. Did none of the writers read a comic book?! The only good things I can salvage from this "movie" are the special effects and the soundtrack. The special effects were well put together, and the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer was well composed. But those elements sadly could not have possibly saved this steaming pile of garbage. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is yet another dull, boring and unpleasant viewing experience in the sorry lineup of modern live action DC films. I give this "movie" 2 out of 5 stars on my scale. This "movie" is, by far, the worst DC movie after "The Dark Knight" trilogy. There's no way it could get worse!