Battle of the Butt Chins

Rating: 3/10 (5 April 2016)

Batman and Superman, two of the greatest superheroes of all time squaring off in toe to toe. It's going to be epic... Until you actually see it that is. This film had the making and source material to be one of the greatest superhero films but this film just isn't a good film period.
The film opens with the Wayne family tragedy which everyone and their grandma knows all too well, coupled with narration from Batfleck himself going for the most unoriginal movie opening sequence imaginable.
This is then followed by Bruce Wayne driving into a collapsing Metropolis as Superman and Zod fight at the close of Man of Steel. Although being a kick ass scene I cannot help but say to myself "Wouldn't he be of actual use and actually be able to save someone if he was in the bat suit flying the bat wing?" You could argue the lack of time on his part but when has movie magic stopped you from doing anything. In fact I would argue if he was in the bat suit it would actually establish why the two hate each other...
... Which brings me to my next point. Why do they hate each other? I can understand why Bruce Wayne hates Superman because he killed that one employee he liked in the opening, but it is not explained as to why Superman hates Batman. Clark Kent does talk about Batman being a vigilante being the reason, but hello, superman is a vigilante too in fact that is basically the basis of the film for the majority. The film really did fail in being clear in its motives.
There is a continual lack of logic and continuity as the film progresses and becomes so apparent that it leaves you scratching you head thinking "WTF???". I have no idea what the dream within a dream sequence about a post apocalyptic Batman and a weird dude crawling out a light portal to tell Bruce something was all about, and the latter isn't even followed up on. This even reaches the point of being laughable when Wonder Woman watches a live news broadcast on a TV located on the back of a air plane passenger seat. The filmmakers must know that those TV's don't do that right?
Which again brings me swiftly on to my next point of Wonder Women. What was the point of her? She was literally pointless. This leaves me to conclude her inclusion in this film to be purely economic rather than serving any real purpose to this particular film. Her only saving grace is her involvement in future films being made perfectly clear but she really could have been placed in the film the same way that the Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg where.
I enjoyed the action sequences for the most part. That I will admit, but the final fight against Doomsday takes the mick. The film becomes more of a Lazar light show which if you are lucky you may be able to work out what is going on. Also add to that the slightly rushed feel of the final act of the film and that the kryptonite spear is placed in water for some reason and not retrieved by Aquaman creating a missed opportunity that I'm sure many where expecting and exited to see happen but didn't. And you got yourself a rather less than satisfactory showdown on your hands.
Overall Batman vs Superman is crushed by hype and is sadly a deeply disappointing movie. Constant cuts to black and white as well as confusing plot development, lack of logic, CGI overkill, unclear or unexplained plot points etc etc etc. The film is a massive waste of potential which disappointed me even when I had average expectations. This is the start of the DC universe calendar and I sure hope they get better. Plus I'm not looking forward to seeing that annoying little not-Kevin-Spacey Lex Luther again that's for sure. Fingers crossed Suicide Squad is good.