Deeply Flawed But Undervalued

Rating: 6/10 (6 January 2017)

Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice was one of my most anticipated movies of all time, the entire three years from when it was announced to its eventual release I had nothing but faith that this film would be excellent. When ever a controversial casting choice was made I was sure that it was the film makers trying to go for something different and while I definitely like this film more than most I was incredibly disappointed. There is still plenty of good in this film though for one Ben Affleck gave an amazing performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman he perfectly sold the characters damaged will and brutality, there was never a moment when he was in screen that I was bored, Afflecks performance is the one thing in this movie that proved everyone wrong and based on this film Affleck could be on his way to becoming the best iteration of the character. Henry Cavill was really good as Superman but the character does have a tendency to A bland and boring at times. Gal Gadot was excellent as Wonder Woman and left a real impression in her limited screen time. Jeremy Irons was brilliant as Alfred he was extremely funny and had excellent chemistry with Bruce. Amy Adams continues to be a bright of these films as Lois Lane. The action sequences in this film are all amazing there brutal and the special effects are pretty much seamless. Ultimately I have to praise this films ambition to tell a complex story of how the world reacts to heroes and all the different perspectives of it. But ultimately that I where this film has its greatest shortcomings, this film simply tries to do to much in to short a time and collapses in on itself. It makes questionable character choices with no real reasoning or motivations particularly Batmans need to kill which in the surface would be an amazing addition to the character but is given no reason behind it so falls flat. I really like Jesse Eisenberg but he easily gives the worst performance of his career in this film but that's ultimately due to the script which turns him into a laughable and cringeworthy character that dragged this film down every time he is on screen. A primary role this film had to fill was setting up this world and the way it was done did the job but was extremely on the nose and felt shoehorned into the plot.
I have heard from a lot of hardcore fans of this film that in the future this will become a cult classic while I'm not sure I can bring myself to agree with that nothing would make me happier. It's got an incredible lead Performance from Ben Affleck, it has its entertaining sections and I loved this films ambition but it all ended up collapsing in on itself and created more a very messy and muddled film that could have been so much better.
63%/C+