Unexpectedly Enjoyable.

Rating: 9/10 (1 October 2016)

I missed this movie when it was out in the cinema. Sometimes I tend to let a blockbuster pass me by. Usually because i don't get the chance or sometimes because the slating it receives in the vultural media is off-putting. Not that i would trust the judgment of most critics, just that I might feel prejudiced and critical myself of a movie that I should simply sit down and enjoy. After picking this movie up recently on Blu Ray I did just that. I sat down and enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting a whole lot...but was pleasantly surprised nonetheless. Now I'm not a comic nerd and can't refer to any story line lineage and thus could not be offended as a puritan. However, the plot was straightforward and well acted. Personally I wasn't overjoyed with the choice of Affleck as Batman. Truth is, he pulls it off. He put's in a believable display of an older Batman a little angry at the world. It had action, humour...and wonder woman. Now Gal Gadot is no Linda Carter...but my word, that's a movie I shall be checking out next year regardless of plot line, and I don't even care if Ben Affleck is in it wearing a cocktail dress. In short, it was a good watch. On a par with the marvel movies for sure. The only personal gripe I had was with Lex Luthor being portrayed akin to Heath Ledger's joker. If only Gene Hackman was younger. Anyway, it was better than I thought and to be fair, should be declared a decent movie in its own right. If you haven't seen it, check it out.