This movie is about as good as Ben Afflecks chubby face in the Batman suit

Rating: 1/10 (31 March 2016)

There was excitement in the air upon hearing that a fully fledged movie would be created based on the DC animated movie "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2", in which Batman has the ultimate fight with Superman. Upon seeing this film, I realized why some movies go straight to DVD over others, because they're garbage. Director Zach Snyder left no stone unturned for a horrible rendition of a classic DC animated movie, sure change things a little, not the entire plot. Zach has worked on other movies such as Dawn of the Dead, Watchmen and I'm guessing had some input on those infomercials late at night. Ben Afflecks portrayal as Batman was comedic, his face at times was spilling out of the Batman mask, not to mention the stubble mustache that materializes itself during the most critical scene in the movie. Batman also uses a "robotic" voice in order to speak, this isn't revealed as to why but it just is. Maybe they couldn't live up to the voice that Christian Bale used. Jesse Eisenbergs first appearance in the film had me asking what sort of role he was going to play, as time went on I kept telling myself "this must be Lex Luthors son?", no, Jesse Eisenberg plays the joker! Wait, hold on a second, he's Lex Luthor? With a full lock of hair. Lastly, Wonder Woman swings into action with a European accent. Wonder Woman is meant to portray all things American and she practically comes into the film speaking fluent Espanyol. Amy Adams is the only real positive to this movie, not particularly for her acting but you could say everyone came down to her level for it, so it felt OK? The story line is absolutely botched and follows the animated films plot line for around all of 20 minutes and then branches off into some ridiculous Micheal Bay themed ending. When I say ridiculous, I mean, this is utterly stupid and makes no sense. I feel like the director watched the animated film and thought "how can I ruin this completely". The story ends up being the complete opposite to the animated film and then some. It seems the film is only created in order to depict a larger DC universe that is sure to expand onto the big screen over the next decade, however, if these films are also built around a timely classic to gain the audiences attention, only to take a tangent off into a storyline the director forms in his head in a matter of days in order to make his mark on the franchise, I think I'll wait for the VHS version of them. Do they still make those anymore?