Hastily-Done Match Up: Dawn of Mediocrity

Rating: 6/10 (21 May 2019)

Batman v Superman's flaws derive not solely from script or directing, but from the movie's production. So eager to have their own Avengers, the DCEU decided Man of Steel was enough build-up to bring in Wonder Woman and Batman out of the blue, all for the sake of a battle that wasn't properly built up to. The fact of the matter is that this movie needed to be set up by another film or two for its plot to feel earned. The actual film isn't terrible, but it's ridiculously flawed. Lex Luthor is a joke of a villain. It's other villains are even bigger jokes and much of the film's last act makes the rest feel irrelevant. Even worse, the last minute of the film makes the last act feel irrelevant. There's a lot of stupid in this movie from "Jar of Piss" to the infamous "Martha" dues-ex plotpoint. This film thinks it's an intellectual and mature superhero film like the Dark Knight but it's just a dumb action film playing with themes it neither understands nor uses correctly. The only reason I don't rate it lower is because I liked Batman a lot in this film, especially his amazing fight scene which makes me not regret seeing this in theaters.