Has great parts but too many bad directorial choices throughout

Rating: 6/10 (11 April 2016)

THE GOOD: - Has some great action scenes, especially the Batman combat scenes while rescuing Martha Kent. He is creative and brutal in his beating of the thugs and every move is shown, the camera doesn't cut away constantly like so many action movies and every impact is felt by the viewer. - The Batman vs Superman fight itself is good but could have been a bit longer, with Batman maybe not as dominant it would have also been more interesting. - Acting for the most part, especially Affleck and Cavill, as well as special effects in the movie are very good. - Cinematography is mostly very good, most scenes look interesting and have a good color and tonal balance.
THE BAD: - There is too much crammed into this movie - what I felt was not needed were scenes such as the Batman origin story, the desert shooting scenes, Doomsday's inclusion, introduction of the other DC characters for future films, somewhat silly scenes, such as the kryptonite spear being thrown into water by Lois Lane...only to fished out again soon after, after Lois almost drowns and superman becomes weakened. - Just too many scenes, especially in the first half of the movie, many scenes are far too short to leave an impact, they chop and change a lot. This is due again to too much content being put into the film. For example the multiple dream sequences are at best a bit confusing and at worst just not necessary for this story. - Eisenberg's portrayal of Lex Luthor was a bit too over the top and inconsistent with the tone of the rest of the movie. If Eisenberg had played it the same roughly as his character in the Social Network, it would have been more appropriate I think. - Batman I did believe was a bit out of character in this by wanting Superman's head because of deceptive notes etc. by Lex Luthor. His detective skills and experience in crime solving should have made him realize the truth. Plus I believe his bloodthirsty behavior contradicted the compassionate side that is core to the Batman character.
OVERALL: It was a decent movie and the action scenes are certainly redeeming qualities for this, but it's not enough to elevate it to the heights that it could have reached. I couldn't help but think that if most things were kept the same but maybe a different director was brought in, with a clearer, more concise vision, this could have been really great. The movie is all over the place and doesn't really know what it should focus on, but there is some enjoyment to be had along the way at least. Hopefully there will be another one in future that will be closer to the film that these great characters deserve.