Just Ok - an easy watch (apart from Ben Affleck)

Rating: 6/10 (17 August 2019)

So - I'm not a superheroes geek and I probably couldn't tell you which films are DC and which are Marvel but..I have watched a number of these types of films lately and would like to give an honest review of this. I watched these films in the wrong order - to be exact, Justice League, then Man of Steel then this, which I know is not right but as I've admitted, I'm not clued up on these things! Firstly, I won't even acknowledge Ben Affleck as one of the lead 'heroes' - I'd make a better Batman than him and I'm a woman and English but I think that is partly due to me adoring Christian Bale's take on this iconic figure. I really think this miscasting let the franchise down. But seriously, I really don't get what the issue was that Batman had with Superman - he, more than anyone, should have realised that masked figures can be misunderstood in the crazy superhero universe - it just didn't ring true with me at all. The chemistry between Clark and Lois felt very genuine and the acting was superb. Henry Cavill is a well cast Superman and I felt genuine emotion for his plight. I liked seeing Jesse Eisenberg in a villain role, although it did feel that he was a bit of a subplot rather than a main protagonist and that he could have been utilised more in the end scenes. Gal Godot is stunning as Wonder Woman and wow what a breath of fresh air she was to the plot to balance the bizarreness of the Batman / Superman feud. I actually went back and watched this franchise in the correct order to ensure that I wasn't being unfair in my judgement of this, due to me knowing some of the outcome but no - I still stand by original verdict. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Gal Gadot deserve all the credit (with great supporting roles from Laurence Fishburne and Jeremy Irons) but the plot and Ben Affleck as Batman makes it too strange for me to score this higher. I found Justice League far superior though so stick with it just for this!