Disappointing start to the series

Rating: 4/10 (6 April 2016)

So before I saw this movie I read a few reviews and got the general sense that this wouldn't be good. Still I had some hope because it has Batman in it, and Batman is one of my favorite superheroes. I think for the most part this didn't come together as a movie to me. 75% of the movie was build and it was confusing because it wasn't done well. I can only describe this as a bunch of scenes, like ones that could have been in a trailer, but there was no tie-in from one scene to the next. The plot didn't all come together until just before the epic fight scene. The only good thing I can say about this part is that some of the scenes were pretty cool to watch, and the theme running through the movie was comprehensible and interesting.
This was the worst part of the movie I think. On the one hand, I could be sympathetic to Superman's dilemma, although not writing an article because you're bothered by Batman being mad at you looks suspicious. On the other hand I could only be so sympathetic to Batman's kill all aliens plight, and that sympathy ran out by the climax of the movie. During that epic fight scene, Batman looked really dumb. And as someone who loves Batman, I was not happy about this. Batman looked like a scared bro bully. I'd like to think that Batman was clever enough to see through Lex's setup, especially having met Clark Kent and then coming face to face with Superman and the fact that he hacked into Lex's stuff, but apparently he was not. Also while I saw the reveal of the mother's name thing coming, I thought it was a little too dramatic..
Finally the way the characters were portrayed were amazing. Wonder Woman was super awesome! I really hope they do a prequel movie with her, she was huge redeeming quality of the movie. Jesse Eisenberg was egotistical and awkward, but that's just the character he usually plays, and considering Lex Luthor's motives, it makes sense for him to be like that. I also really liked the way Alfred was portrayed in this movie, and that he had a bigger role. And Ben Affleck as Batman was pretty good. I don't think the way he played him made the movie worse off.
Lastly this really bothers me, but if a major character is going to die, like really kill him off. Don't have the last ten minutes sad and emotional only to elude to the fact that he'll be coming back in the next movie. It undoes all of the impact of that plot point.
Overall, I think as a superhero movie there's a higher expectation, and this movie just didn't meet it.