Batman vs. Superman? You must be kidding!

Rating: 3/10 (15 May 2016)

The problem with "BVS: Dawn of Justice" is the built up tension between the two men and their motivations against each other to defeat. Years, but years ago, when Freddy vs. Jason was released, with no expectation, I saw and liked the movie at home theater. The spin-off showdown was executed pretty well and it was fun. However, "Batman v Superman" cannot give us goosebumps or even little excitement.
Ben Affleck is great, Bruce Wayne is great, as for Batman, he looks dark and intimidating and the best hand to hand combat in Batman franchise is here, but thanks to some cheesy visual effects, that also the movie itself suffers from, ruins the experience! In some scenes, Batman looks like a computer generated character from a PC game and it really bothered me!
There is something wrong with the way of storytelling in this movie. We don't care about the "gladiator" fight between the two, maybe because the tone of the movie is cold? In contrast with Zack Snyder's masterpiece "Watchmen", "Batman v Superman" is pretty heartless and soulless. The opening sequence of the movie is amazing!
The connection between the destruction in "Man of Steel" and Bruce Wayne's anger against Superman considering the casualties is very smart. However, the very beginning of the movie was not that impressive, because I know Mr. Snyder can do much better.
I think, the movie is not too dark as claimed by some people, the problem is not being too dark, it is the editing, the storytelling, the motivations, the clichés, the visual effects and so on.. Also, the movie has not a comic book tone or atmosphere which is an unforgivable mistake! Visually, the movie was just flat and at times, it was dull which is very surprising.
The purpose of this movie should have been focusing on the showdown between two of the greatest super heroes on earth, but instead, the purpose of this movie is to make a way for the upcoming Justice League movies. You make an almost three hour long movie, but you fill that movie with lots of other stories and characters. The expected fight between the two is a pure disappointment. It has a few priceless moments, but in the end, it was too short and not extraordinary, unforgettable or magnificent as it should be. Mr. Snyder didn't do "justice" to it!
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor wasn't bad, but annoying. His evil plans felt like we were watching a "Pinky and The Brain" episode. Doomsday? Ohh, man! Producers must abandon the idea of releasing a big monster in every big budget action movie! Therefore, this "monster movie" mood stabs the film even more. In the last half, the movie speeds up and again we see lots of destruction, explosion and mayhem! Batmobile is great, but in some action moments, the visual effects ruin everything again.
Gal Gadot is the second star of this movie after Ben Affleck's success! She is amazing, hot and strong! However, I prefer daily Wonder Woman who is more interesting than most of the "Bond girls" in James Bond flicks! The relationship between her and Bruce Wayne is very similar with classic spy movies. She was convincing as the character that made me want more of her in the movie.
The long first half of the movie is slow paced, then things hot up and then the movie speeds up like crazy! If you ask me, I prefer the slow first half over the action packed second half, especially because of some terrible CGI moments, clichés and rushed feeling. And the suddenly revealing humor between characters change the mood of the film in a bad way.
There are two parts in the movie which you can watch with awe. The dream sequence of Bruce Wayne is creepy, surreal and the second best part of the movie, but the best part of the movie is definitely the hand to hand combat sequence following an attack.
Henry Cavill as Superman is always perfect and he is the same here, nothing less and nothing more, but in this cold and soulless film, we cannot feel anything about a character in a real way. By the way, I want to mention again that Ben Affleck really delivers as Bruce Wayne and Batman and even if my personal favorite is Michael Keaton, I loved how Affleck portrays the character and having no problem with it. As a Batman fan, also my favorite super hero, I appreciate Mr. Affleck.
What this film succeeds in is to question what is wrong and what is right, to question the ethics of being a superhero, to question the decision of super heroes and reactions against them by the public and the government. By the way, the most interesting and intense character in the whole movie was Holly Hunter's Senator Finch! Lovely and beautiful actress Holly Hunter is remarkable in this story. And, Jeremy Irons was cool as Alfred!