Why Batman v Superman Disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (26 May 2016)

I heard about the poor critic's reviews. I heard the MCU and DCEU fanboys argue their points as to which would be more successful. I heard it all, but I wanted to see it for myself and make my own assessment. I tire from the mundane argument of which is better, Marvel or DC. Both have characters that incite the nostalgia of reading comic books and watching Saturday morning cartoons as a kid. So I'm going to skip the comparisons and just tell what I praise about this movie and what I was disappointed about by this movie.
The movie paced really well up to a certain point. I didn't find the editing at all confusing as I understood the necessity to show the impact of Bruce's parents' deaths and his ascension to becoming Batman. I also like that they interwove the vision of Darkseid into the story line as he poses a very credible threat necessary for the Justice League to come together. The cameo of the Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg were well placed - a nice sprinkle of a teaser for things to come.
I praise the fact that DC is going for a more mature audience in that they don't take time for the witty jokes and fun-natured combat scenes that Marvel has so successfully capitalized on. It's much more realistically grounded and a welcome direction for comic book movies, one that works quite well within the DCEU.
Wonder Woman is part of the Amazons of Greek Mythology, and I believe people have had a misconception for quite some time as to how she should be depicted. In my opinion, she actually coincides a lot more closely to how I would imagine a Greek Amazon to appear. Gal Gadot has the olive skin, the build, and the exotic eyes to fit the description of a Greek women and I believe she does a fantastic job in the role.
Ben Affleck nailed the role of Batman. He is perhaps the most true to the character of anyone I've seen. From his build, to his fighting style, and he is perhaps the most strategical Batman we've yet seen on screen. Cavill, as I thought in Man of Steel, is physically the perfect manifestation of Superman I've seen. I know this point is silly, but he should've definitely smiled a bit more or at least not had such a depressed/angry demeanor throughout the entirety of the movie. My only critique to his character.
Now for my disappointments. It all started with Clark Kent screaming "Martha!" I feel the point could've been made by simply telling Batman that Lex has his mother. The impact would've been the same as Bruce knows what it's like to lose his parents.
I didn't like the portrayal of Lex Luthor by Jesse Eisenberg. I love Jesse Eisenberg, don't get me wrong, but Kevin Spacey still holds the top spot in my opinion for best Lex Luthor depiction. I always imagined Lex Luthor as either the same age or quite a bit older than Clark and this seemed a much younger foe who aimlessly wanted to create conflict between Batman and Superman for the purpose of...? If his intent was to create Doomsday in the first place, why did he not just continue to secretly perfect him and then unleash him when the time was ready? I think Eisenberg's portrayal of Lex was a tad bit too high strung and hipster for my liking. Perhaps if he were bald from the beginning with a laid-back, calm and collected disposition I could've seen him as an intellectually equal foe to Batman and Superman but he comes across as childish and maniacal more so than a genius capable of bringing down arguably the two greatest heroes of comic book history.
To add to that, Batman and Superman's conflict honestly could've evolved on its own with no outside help from Lex Luthor. There was really no need for Lex's interference and he put himself on the map when, again, he could've been secretly perfecting his Doomsday plans, etc. Also, Doomsday came and went all too quickly. If he were going to be in the movie only to be destroyed, which I would've hoped he would be a Justice League foe, then he should've been introduced earlier. His appearance seemed very thrown together and rushed. It was sort of how Venom, one of Spiderman's greatest foes, just all of a sudden popped up in Spiderman 3 and was gone after about 20 minutes of screen time. In fact, I think they spent more time fighting Doomsday than they did fighting each other, which is kind of what everybody came to see.
It was overall a great movie. I just think it could've done better. I'd say the first 2/3rds of the movie was fantastic and then the last 1/3rd was just...eh. I don't think this by any means signals the death of the DCEU or has any bearing on future successes but it definitely could've been better. I'm still very pumped to see Suicide Squad and hopefully, Justice League will make amends and fill the void in the places lacking in Batman v Superman.