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Rating: 8/10 (20 February 2018)

The film opens with the famous Superman vs. General Zod battle as Gotham gets destroyed and Bruce Wayne's friend dies. It jumps 18 months later as Batman (Ben Affleck) begins to brand the bad guys with a bat, something the Daily Planet looks on with disdain. Meanwhile Superman (Henry Cavill) is seen both as a messiah and menace who acts unilaterally. The quirky Alexander Luther (Jesse Eisenberg) obtains some kyptonite, which batman also wants.Luther also has access to the captured space ship. Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) is written into the script....why I don't know and Jena Malone's character (Barbara Gordon?) was wiped out but should be in the "R" rated DVD release.
On the plus side, I loved Amy Adams as Lois Lane. Lois and Clark/Superman are already shacked up and she knows his identity.
On the minus side, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luther was a remarkably poorly written character and miscast. I loved Jesse in "American Ultra" but I can't imagine what they had in mind for this film. Gene Hackman is still Lex Luther to me.
Gal Gadot (Miss Israel 2004) makes for an exotic Wonder Woman, less cartoonish then what we are used to. Her role was small until the end.
Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in the title roles were stiff and lifeless. Batman was troubled with nightmares which they should have cut out all but one. They were a distraction if anything.
Are Metropolis and Gotham twin cities? Is one a district of the other? I thought they were both code words for NYC. Now I don't know what to think.
Why the two would fight when seemingly on the same side would be a plot spoiler...but I wasn't impressed with Superman's motive, most likely something that was developed as they were filming. The film has tons of special effects and explosions...I mean a lot of explosions.
Guide: No F-words. Amy Adams in tub scene. No nudity, implied sex.