Glum with plot problems galore

Rating: Null/10 (30 April 2017)

This movie is glum and joyless. 1978's Superman was cheesy, but it knew that Superman is a big boy scout that humanity cheered for. Not this movie, not this director. It is absurd that this movie has to dish out the Superman hatred and abuse. Why does the mood of the film have to go that way? It's just not a fun movie. I can think of no other comment more damning than that. A superhero movie that is depressing and gloomy.
Then, there's the plot. It's absurd. It casts the absolutely wrong actor (in the worst performance ever) as a non-threatening villain with no motive. The villain has concocted the most complex, illogical and luck-reliant master plan ever invented. Luthor somehow gets access to the crashed Kryptonian ship and Zod's corpse. His plan unfolds over 3 boring hours in the creation of an unkillable LOTR cave troll. If his plan had worked, the monster, upon killing Superman, would've surely destroyed the world. So Luthor's plan was a genocide/suicide. Then, upon his defeat, announces the impending arrival of a planet-eating supervillain. Why does he think that's good news again?
Much has been said about how this movie seems to exist only to set up other movies to exist. There is a nonsensical flash-forward of Attack of the Clones flying monsters and time-traveling Flash. I have no idea what this was and if it's a harbinger of future movies, they look ridiculous. Batman finds out about other metahumans by Luthor's flash drive that conveniently has designed logos for all of them. Wonder Woman makes an appearance, mostly because her solo movie is up next, and it made financial sense.
As for the main event, we all know Batman has no powers, and Superman is invincible. So why was this even the central plot? The fight between them is savage but nonsensical. I don't have as much of a problem with the coincidence of Martha named mothers saving the day, but I do find the fight a waste of 20 minutes of special effects and wall damage. Batman's fight with the crooks holding Martha is terrific though. Best part of the film.
The fight with Doomsday is STUPID. Watch the details. When Supes flies Doomy into orbit he doesn't let him go and let momentum take the baddie out of the solar system. Wonder Woman, after her awesome war cry, attacks first. She bursts through the debris and strikes the ground with her sword instead of Doomsday. When she gets a clean shot at Doomsday's leg, she hits him with her shield. Superman bashes Doomsday into oil tanks and then into the ground, knowing Doomsday is as impenetrable as he is. Superman flies right by Doom, but doesn't hit him, and gets plucked out of the air and thrown into the ground. Once, in possession of the spear, Superman flies it, though he is highly allergic, and stabs Doomy in the chest. Doomy doesn't' like, so Supes lowers his defenses for no reason and allows himself to be gored while pushing the spear until it emerges through Doomy's back. I don't know why being sunk in his chest wasn't lethal, but breaking through back skin finally kills him off. And Supes, too. This is all bad strategy and makes no sense.
There is no reason to kill off your banner character for the entire DC universe. I can just picture Supes coming back in black leather, with wild hair and beard. More glum than ever. Yep, he have a hack director at the helm of this movie. I just didn't like it and neither did most of the rest of the world. Shame.
Ben Affleck is a good Batman. Gal Godot is a GREAT Wonder Woman and Henry Cavill was born to play Supes. But Amy Adams remains a miss as Lois Lane and Lex Luthor seems more likely to be CEO of Pied Piper, than heading a multinational weapons company. Casting kills this movie as much as the directing and deplorable screen writing.