One Fatal Flaw

Rating: 6/10 (25 March 2016)

I wasn't sure what to expect going to the theaters. Man of Steel had many, many issues. Too many, I thought, to be fixed in just one movie. Not to mention the fact that it was painfully boring and dry. So, I didn't have overly high hopes. I wasn't disappointed or surprised.
Honestly, this movie takes a lot of risks. Batman is totally and completely different from any version I've seen and Lex Luthor is much different than you would expect. Affleck's performance, whether you like his rendition of the Bat or not, is solid. He makes a very strong and convincing Bruce Wayne. I prefer a lighter and more traditional version of the Caped Crusader, but I respect Affleck's showing. I look forward to seeing where they take the Bat moving forward. Eisenberg's performance is much more polarizing. It's not for everybody, but you have to respect how much he committed. It was a risk. And it definitely made him stand out as a villain.
Cinematographically, this movie is surprisingly brilliant. The opening of the movie contains many varied and interesting shots, even poetic at times. The dark colors work much more beautifully with the introduction of Batman. The score is very well written and very evidently varies from character to character, hero to hero.
There is one major thing which kills this movie. The script is a mess. Act 1 is brilliant and act 3 is solid. However, it falls apart in act 2. It feels as if we have five different movies in one. It is sloppy and hard to follow through the middle. I think they tried to accomplish to much in this one film. Rather than being just a Batman vs Superman plot, it is that plus many other various major plot lines. This movie should've accomplished one goal, but rather tried to move the universe five steps ahead instead of one. You will see what I mean when you watch it. It isn't the individual moments or the dialogue. In fact, other than a few stray scenes, most dialogue and action is solid. In acts 1 and 3 there are even some great and powerful moments. It is how the story is told that makes it feel sloppy.
Overall, this movie was good and worth watching. It felt difficult and sloppy at times, but the action was great. What it did well, it did really well. What it did poorly, it did really poorly. It will suffice for what it meant to accomplish. I just don't know that I can sit through 5 or 10 more DC movies like that.