"Bruce Wayne, meet Clark Kent, I love it".

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2016)

Sorry if I can't get too worked up one way or the other regarding these super-hero films. I approach them as entertainment and on that score this one filled the bill. It's not required to have seen "Man of Steel" to understand the full nuance of Batman's (Ben Affleck) distrust of Superman (Henry Cavill) in "Dawn of Justice", but it doesn't hurt. I caught both films pretty much back to back so for me it was like one long story. What I particularly liked seeing was the insinuation of future characters in the unfolding universe, Flash and Aquaman were on quick display here. Gal Gadot had an impressive appearance as Wonder Woman in the film, the way she teamed up with the titled heroes to take down Doomsday was done effectively. I had read a fair number of reviews on this board and no one mentioned how this one ended, so I won't spoil it either. By now though, we know for a certainty that death in comics or the movies is no longer as certain as taxes, and that final little blip before the credits roll inform us that all's well in the next chapter. With everything else going on, the best sight gag in the story by a street protester was an effective commentary on the state of immigration in the country today: Superman = Illegal Alien. I guess it depends which side of the fence you're on.