It's a beat em up with a few issues but still good

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2016)

So, where to begin. I went in knowing this is an action flick and based on that assumption, the film lived up to my expectations. It does however, have some issues.
The first 4 minutes - seeing Bruce Wayne as a child.. again! Missed opportunity here to give an insight on the new characters during the opening credits instead of a rehash to what we all already know.
The performance of all characters were outstanding - Affleck(Batman), Cavill(Superman), Irons(Alfred), Gadot(Wonder Woman), Eisenberg(Luther), all did well with what they were given.
However, Adams(Lois) was under used and her character plot was a bit "uh?" during the film.
Here's the thing - I would class this more as a Batman film with Superman as the cameo. Problem with Superman - there's not really much you can do with the character! So you know whoever takes on a project with him is going to struggle for a decent, original story.
So, Batman - a lot older, wiser, grittier & pretty p*ssed with the destruction & death from MOS.. and that's his plot sorted for the film. Affleck and Irons had a great chemistry and was fun watching their two characters develop throughout the film. Cavilling and Adams though - hmm.. Cavill did a stellar job trying to portray the mixed emotions yet Adams was not scripted enough which made a lot of her scenes seem a bit of a "what the?".
Eisenberg seems to be getting a lot of flack yet I enjoyed his portrayal of Lex. Fast thinking, smart, wind up merchant, sneaky. And a few moments that make you smile.
Gador - sorry but way too little screen time to know how she'd handle a stand alone film. What was portrayed though was good.
The editing of the film though - maybe he was on speed? Some of it just didn't make sense and too much chopping and changing which seriously messed up the flow of things!
You get the impression that the studio got involved and things were cut that shouldn't have been whilst other scenes that should have been cut were left in!
Overall though, I enjoyed it. Could it have been better? Of course. But then, we say that about nearly all films..
REMEMBER - it's an action flick, with beat em up scenes, teasers for the next film and just a good romp. If you're looking for some deep, philosophical, tax the brain type of flick - you're gonna be disappointed.
I'm only giving it a 7 due to the bad editing, over use of CGI and plot holes which should have been sorted pre-production.