A Masterpiece Surrounded By Studio Interference

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2017)

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice was one of 2016's hugest movies for good and bad reasons. A great Batman movie stuck inside a yawn- fest of a Superman movie. It gave us what we finally wanted for so many years, Batman fighting Superman. However, we wanted a good reason to see them fight as well, and not a prologue to Justice League.
This movie has some amazing visuals as well as fight scenes, a plus for the growing DCEU, but it is only the second movie in the franchise and is shoving way too many references or hints to upcoming movies. It's very clear that DC are trying to copy Marvel's Cinematic Universe by trying to shove in as many characters as possible, and this is a bad thing.

Sometimes characters are rushed and do not seem fleshed out or very entertaining to watch. Take Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor (Jr?), possibly one of the weirdest interpretations of Lex Luthor you could possibly think of. We all like a bit of change for movies nowadays, especially Superhero movies, however, this change doesn't work. Lex Luthor in this movie is a crazy psychopathic man with Joker-esque vibes, with brief moments of twitchiness and uncomfortable viewing.

It's clear that Warner Bros. wanted to make a huge jump forward with this movie to catch up with Marvel, the Justice League were shown in this movie in little unnecessary email attachments. This is bad because it's setting up other movies before getting to the own movies plot. If anything, put them in at a point where it doesn't distract from the overall story.

Doomsday. Supposedly a combination of Zod's and Luthor's DNA, it's not shown how this massive creature comes out of nowhere, and not explained. Also, Doomsday looks like a Lord of the Ring's troll ripoff.

+ Ben Affleck as Batman. Everyone thought this guy would suck as Batman, but how they were wrong. Epic action scenes, the most comic accurate suit to date, and brutal. This Batman is a war-hardened, old Batman, reminiscent of The Dark Knight Returns Batman. A Batman we've not seen on the big screen, and Affleck handled it perfectly.
+ Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth. Alfred is a gem to watch in this movie (and kind of the comic relief). Irons is himself at his best in this movie. Everything you'd expect from the Alfred character in this movie.
+ Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. One of the highest points for this movie. Wonder Woman is one of the best things in this movie. A sort of combination between Batman and Supes, Wonder Woman plays a small role in this movie, showing up here and there and then showing up for the epic climax.
+- The Ultimate Edition is the perfect way to watch this movie. The extra 30 minutes explains and cleans up a lot of what the original theatrical cut had lacking off. However, WB should have let this cut be the theatrical cut. Because of the interference we are stuck with the two cuts today, and has effected the ratings a lot.