Okay, re-watchable in all the (non-BvS) parts

Rating: 6/10 (4 April 2016)

I liked this much better after a second viewing.
The thing is that I am not a fan of the whole Batman versus Superman-specifically, the scenario from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight. There is a difference in telling a good, interesting story versus telling a good interesting story that does justice to the characters. TDK fulfills the first requirement in that it works brilliantly as an AU where the characters don't act like they normally would and because of this, something that normally wouldn't happen happens. In TDK, Superman is a government stooge with no mind of his own and is used as a plot device for Batman to bring down. This is one of the things I'm against - putting one character down to elevate another. I'm not necessarily talking about portraying a character in a negative light but doing so in a way that does not make sense and is out of character for them. When the movie was announced I told myself that a Batman vs. Superman scenario could still work out if they eventually talked and became friends. Since it was necessary for so many fans that the fight happen and was the main draw of the movie they could still execute it in such a way that the two ended up talking to each other amidst the fight and finally got to figure out that they were being duped. Then they could team up and work together to fight the real antagonist, and/or make plans to find the rest of the members of the Justice League.
But no...what I got was a fight scene that left a bad taste in my mouth because both characters were acting wildly out of character and there was so much hate in the fight it was hardly an exhilarating experience – even for a viewer like me who enjoys these things. The way I see it, only the most ardent Superman hater could enjoy such spectacle.
I understand why they decided to go this route- they needed to address the destruction, fear and paranoia that resulted from the fight with Zod in MoS, and they used Batman to do it. I just felt that there were better ways of handling it that didn't involve a principled character almost killing someone he hardly knew was guilty. Fanboys could still have had their gratuitous fight scene but I would have staged it in such a way that Superman only goes on the defensive (destroying the sonar weapon, avoiding the gas attacks, etc.,) and doesn't fight back at all when being dealt with blows. Since green-rock was only used after he fought back, and since he is pretty much invulnerable to hits without it...it would have gone a long way in making Batman stop mindlessly attacking him- the latter is supposed to be smart and not a mindless killing machine, after all.
There was a moment during the fight where he (Superman) was being hit over and over again and it wasn't doing any damage to him- I would have made Batman stop right there and ask why he wasn't fighting back. THEN they could have had their 'Martha' moment.
The thing is that the Superman here only acts OOC in the BvS scenes.He's pretty much the same good person (only much sadder and more cynical- but that's another topic) throughout the movie. He can even be described as happy and upbeat as Clark Kent when he's hanging out with Lois or arguing with Perry in the Daily Planet.
Batman, on the other hand, is extremely OOC and seems to be less intelligent than usual. "If there's a 1 percent chance that he's evil we have to take it as an absolute" Huh? But why? What happened to the other 99%? After the Martha moment, there is a swift change in character and Batman is suddenly a good friend who will do anything to keep his promises. The change in character and relationship dynamic is a little too abrupt because it happens closer to the end of the movie. It would have worked better if they had the fight midway (or earlier) and then spent the remaining half working together against Luthor. Another lapse of logic is that Lois tries to dispose of the spear in a place easily accessible to anyone. In fairness, she was the only one who even bothered with what to do with it.
The criticism against using Doomsday as the final threat makes sense, as it would have worked better in a MoS sequel. We all know what happens after that fight and given the significance of that outcome it needed far more time than what was given for a proper effect. The irony is that I actually appreciated the Doomsday fight more than usual, since I was relatively drained and vehemently against the fight that preceded it-it became a welcome change for me instead. This was the part were we finally got to see Wonder Woman, got to see the Trinity standing side by side and more importantly, got to see them in character, working together against a common foe. I am in the minority in saying that I liked this part better than others because it made the most sense to me- the only issue is that it was misplaced and should have been in a different movie. That aside, the death of Superman was poignant (would've been more so in a standalone), and served the purpose of getting people to finally see that he was a hero, not an enemy- which was a common theme that tied this to MoS in terms of continuity.
The visuals were good (could use a little lightening up), the score was amazing and the entire cast (Batfleck, Cavill, Gadot, etc) were good with portraying their characters.