Great actors are miscast. Incredibly complicated, tedious story. Too little action.

Rating: 4/10 (8 November 2019)

I recently saw the original Superman movie from the eighties. Silly and outdated in parts, yet still very funny at moments and generally speaking still quite entertaining. Why not give the new Superman franchise a try, was my thinking.
The good: first looks were impressive, because the photography and action looked stunning. It has got numerous great actors in it, whom I all like very much (in other movies), BUT these very same good actors are terribly miscast.
The bad: Ben Aflleck is not believable in his role. Neither is Jesse Eisenberg or anyone else. It's just one long disappointing miscast of characters. Really annoying to watch these great actors make a fool out of themselves. A better casting could have delivered a much better picture. But there is more troublesome with this picture.
The most troublesome thing about this movie is the incredibly complicated story, which lasts over 3 hours! (2.5 hours for the theatrical version). I saw the 3 hour version. I cant imagine anyone not getting bored at certain moments. And I guarantee you that you will NOT understand the plot. Is there enough action at least to compensate for the messy, complicated story? No, there is way too little action. The few action scenes are good though, but they consist of mostly CGI explosions and I honestly get bored by those CGI explosions after a while. Seen it all before.
I need drama and believable characters in a good story first. And they are all missing big time! Anyone expecting a similar quality like The Dark Knight Trilogy or the original Superman better skip this movie...