Could have been so much worse, could have been better too.

Rating: 6/10 (3 April 2016)

I did not expect too much from this film after hearing some bad reviews, but it was a watchable film that has moments of what could be great content but gets let down a moment later. There are some masterful shots in this movie that look simply amazing. The CGI is very good with only 2 seconds of Doomsday footage looking a little fake, other than that, no complaints about the look of the visuals.
Ben Affleck is a very good Batman and is also pretty good as Bruce, which has not been done since Keaton in 'Batman'. Henry Cavil is still looking good as Superman, and acts well considering the sloppy script/story which I will come to later. Gal Gadot was surprisingly good as Wonder Woman. I was not a fan of the decision to cast her when first announced but she made the role her own and I have high hopes for her solo film.
As a core to the film, these actors rescue the film from a deluge of problems that could have destroyed any chance the movie had of being good. Eisenberg's Lex Luthor is frankly the worst part of the film. Every time he starts to build a sinister presence, it is ruined by a silly childish line or action. The plot is all over the place, with unnecessary dream sequences, shoehorned in cameos and supporting roles and plot holes and character inconsistencies that make no sense.
I read comics, lots of them, and I was expecting some changes to the characters so I was not too bothered by the changes that were made. What I was annoyed by is the huge inconsistencies in Superman and his powers. Now I understand that without toning his powers down we would not get a very good movie, but how can he react fast enough to catch a bullet yet not react fast enough to avoid gas spaying out of said projectile. Then he gets suckered in to the same thing again 2 minutes later. He seemed to forget that he has x-ray vision in 80% of the film, never used his speed for any real advantage and they also seem to have written out his freeze breath. I also have no idea why a nuclear blast would even bother Superman let alone virtually kill him.
All in all, this is one Superman fan who wanted so much more than Batman promotional material and an hour of set up for the justice league film. 6/10.