Snyder Definitely Delivers!

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2016)

Dawn of Justice....... *Spoilers*
The movie that we've all been waiting for. Ever since I laid my eyes across that first Superman/Batman logo poster it's been more and more anticipation as the months have gone by. But was this all a big hype with huge advertisements everywhere from watches to airlines, Under Armour gear to the "well overdone" trailers worth it? Would Snyder be able to deliver?
First I'll say this, the movie is not bad, it is actually pretty good. It definitely lived up to the hype. The 2:33 running time was most certainly needed. The story was interesting and I was at the edge of my seat the whole movie. Yet, the way they edited the movie was confusing and didn't show me enough fight scenes between "Son of Krypton vs Bat of Gotham". The way Snyder set up Bruce's(Batman's) hatred was on point, fitting it in around Man of Steel's scenes. And then Bruce about to take Superman's life has a "moment" and decides "hay I'm not going to bother, we'll be best pals now." Would've wanted to see that scene play out a little better... There are a lot of critics giving the movie a bad review, the movie is not a masterpiece, and neither was Man of Steel. But it is jam packed full of action and comic book style moments, which is definitely what we needed. I loved Ben Affleck's batman, he felt a lot more based on the comic version as opposed to Bale's. Henry Cavill's superman was perfect as ever, Gal Gadot as wonder woman was amazing and Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor was damn crazy. The way Snyder introduced other justice league members felt a little rushed and then brushed under the table but that's just my thinking. Hans and Junkie XL delivered a perfect score for the entire film as they did for MoS, ohh the sound of the world engine constantly surrounding Bruce and fuelling his rage.
All in I'd give the movie a solid 8/10. I know it's certainly given me more anticipation for the up and coming Suicide Squad and Justice League movies. Has it for you?