Good. And bad. And Ugly. It could have been great.

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2016)

The movie felt like a comic book, there is no denying it, for whatever its flaws, the story lines comic book fanatics are nostalgically referring to when criticizing films are no better. The acting was good, the complexity of the story was rare for this time and age, the characters were developed, the music and direction and editing came together nicely.
The problems are those of common sense and if you are willing to let go of it, considering it is a comic book movie, you will enjoy it. However little things like an entire drama about piercing the skin of Doomsday when they had just done that a few minutes before, or why Lex hated Superman, or why people did what they did in the manner they did, then switched to a completely different register just seconds after. And of course, matters of physical measures they just play with mercilessly, like the difference between punches, bullets and atomic explosions or how things that have reached outer space fall down relatively in the same spot as from where they left.
What personally bothered me were the villains. Turning the smart egocentric genius into a lame psychotic madman and downgrading Doomsday - my favorite guy in the world - to a 3D printed henchman subtracted from what could have been a brilliant story.
Bottom line: if you ignore the details, the story is complex and entertaining and if you ignore reality you might even enjoy the lavishly violent action details. Somehow in the middle there is an ugly layer of neglect that just disconnects the experience of the viewer, explaining why some people liked it and some hated it with equal passion.