A movie for fans, not for critics

Rating: 5/10 (28 March 2016)

My most anticipated movie of 2016 left me feeling disappointed. Some of the content was amazing and just how I expected it to be, the rest confirmed my initial fears.
Positives: Ben Afflecks take on Batman is the best we've ever gotten. I was invested in every second he was on screen. Wonder Woman is a bad ass. She fits in every scene she's in and will be great as the first major female superhero. Jesse Eisenbergs portrayal of Lex Luthor was much better than the trailers suggested. He turned into a really menacing villain once the movie got going. The fight scene between Batman and Superman will go down as one of the best fights in movie history. Seeing the two hero's finally go at it was mesmerizing. The dark tone of the movie is a great contrast to other superhero movies
Negatives: The film has so much going on at once. Some of it is very engaging, some is downright pointless. The major problem here is the film constantly cuts back and forth between plots, its very hard to get invested in the good parts. Lois Lane has no place in this movie, the sub-plot surrounding her just sucks the life out of this movie. The setup for the Justice League is very lazy ( I can't elaborate without spoiling anything). The end of this film has a "Spiderman 3" feel to it when it comes to shoehorning characters in at the last possible second. The trailers showed EVERYTHING. If you haven't seen the movie yet than stay away from the trailers.
If you are going to see this movie just to have a good time I think you will enjoy it. If you are going looking for flaws you will feel let down. This is definitely a movie for easygoing fans, not critics. Batman v Superman has moments of greatness but is so overly concerned with setting up the DC cinematic universe that it forgets to be a great standalone movie. 7/10