Ignore the Marvel fan boys! This was a fantastic movie!

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2016)

Don't listen to the chirping of the critics! Don't listen to the Disney stooges, quaking in their boots! Don't listen to the Marvel fan boys! Don't listen to the Nolanverse nostalgic! Forget the trailers! This was a fantastic movie!
Sure, it's a bit disjointed and incoherent in the first 10-15 minutes, as threads are unravelled without any real purpose, but the threads are slowly wound up as the movie goes on. Each scene in the first 10-15 minutes begins to make sense as the plans of each of the protagonists is revealed.
The overall plot is very predictable (obvious if you've seen anything Batman and Superman in the animated world over the last few years) and the movie isn't as layered as it should be, but there are Easter eggs and premonitions to potential future story lines littered throughout the film.
There were some glaring omissions that was disappointed not to see; preparation was one of them.
Although it wasn't needed for the veteran Superhero genre fans, the back stories to the characters were a little dry to almost non-existent. However, with the stand alone movies coming, I don't think there was a pressing need. It would have been nice to see some character history.
Ben Affleck was a fantastic Batman. Cruel and mean. What Batman should be. Nolan got the original Batman so wrong, he might have knocked the ball out of the park with some fantastic movie making, but the essence of the trilogy, the dark knight, was very underwhelming. This Batman however is so far away from that one and a lot closer to the Batman we seen and loved as children in the animated series.
Superman was almost a bit part character in the first half of the movie and then the big fight begins and he really comes into his own. The final fight scene is where we really get to see Wonder Woman flex her muscles and that smile in the heat of battle with doomsday is the cherry on the cake.
There is a, "how do they get out of this one" feel to second half of the movie, something I have NEVER seen in a Marvel movie (except Days of Future Past). I have never felt like the heroes are in any danger or have any difficulty in beating their foe in a Marvel flick. This movie is very different in that sense and that is what really sets Marvel and DC apart. The former is for the popcorn lovers looking for a cheap thrill. The latter is for people who want some excitement.
So forget the naysayers, go see this movie. You will enjoy it and you will rate it 10/10!