Needed to be told and it was extremely well told

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2016)

Because of the collateral damage caused by Superman's (Henry Cavill) battle with General Zod (Michael Shannon) in the previous movie Bruce Wayne/Batman (Ben Affleck) is on a mission to kill Superman as he is convinced Superman has no remorse for his actions and is completely dangerous to civilization.
Yes, the movie is too long. Yes, it contains mostly darkened scenes. Yes, the CGI is absolutely fantastic. Yes, the action scenes outnumber scenes where people talk to each other. Yes, Alfred (Jeremy Irons) acts too snippy for a trusted employee to Bruce Wayne. (would have preferred Morgan Freeman) Yes, we really don't see/hear Superman's explanation when he is called before a Congressional Committee. Yes, Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) acts too much out of control (would have preferred Michael Rosenbaum in this role). Yes, we don't really believe what happened at the end (sorry, can't tell you about this).
Yes, yes, yes and yes, but, I loved every minute of it. The story was unlike any other and was completely solid and extremely well told. An Academy Award for Screenplay? Hmmmpossible. And let's look at Ben and Henry for their roles for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor. They were simply fantastic. Kudos.
Yes, I wanted Superman and Batman to become friends like Jack and Arnie, but this story needed to be told even though we did have reservations about it. We needed Batman to get over himself.
Did we really believe that Batman could actually kill Superman? Yes, when Kryptonite is used and it was used most effectively in here. Did we want it to happen? Of course not.
The scenes with Doomsday were really too long and over the top and could have been cut to a shorter length. I wanted Doomsday to be whacked quickly, but the CGI technician just couldn't let it go and these scenes rambled on and on and on. (Good grief! as Charlie Brown would say)
This was filmed in Mexico and the numbers in the cast did rival "a cast of thousands" as we used to hear from time to time. Everyone involved was credited.
Notables: Amy Adams as Lois Lane; Diane Lane as Martha , Clark's mother; Holly Hunter as Senator Finch; Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and a breath of fresh air; Laurence Fishburne as Perry White;. No , there was no Jimmy Olsen character. There were many well known TV journalists as themselves.
So what did I take away from this movie? Now, I cannot wait for the next one mostly because of how this one ended. Still cannot tell you, but I did see some movement in the very last scene. No still can't say. (10/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No Language: Only one "S" word was heard