Batman V Superman - Dawn of Justice

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2016)

OK, from where shall I begin this review? Hmmm... it's a bit difficult to me because I'm a huge fan of superhero movies etc. All I can say is that I had a few scruples when I first heard about the casting choice of Batman. I always thought that Ben Affleck was a decent actor but I wasn't so sure if he could actually pull it through. And all I can say is that he did a very good job fleshing out the Bruce Wayne/Batman persona.
So, by making that point clear let's talk about the movie. Dawn of Justice... well it was a decent movie but it wasn't that good. It had its strong and well written moments but it had also its flaws. I understand that it was a movie that it sets up the DCEU but they could have found another way to do it. Dawn of Justice is like 3 to 5 movies put together in a 2.30 big mash up. I believe that they wanted to reach the point where MCU is. But they didn't think that Marvel, before doing an Avengers film or The Civil War film, had already established its characters with 5 to 7 movies. But OK I'm not here to talk about Marvel. I'm just doing this comparison to point the idea of making small & steady steps and not just big and unsure jumps. I would preferred if they had established their characters with more movies than one movie which is a set up to an enormous idea.
With that been said let's move to the things I liked most about this movie. Well I believe that they established a more brutal and dark Batman. I think that it's the best portrayal of this character until now and I truly hope that critics and fans will give him a chance to prove himself more. Ben Affleck did a fantastic job with the character. He embraced the role and made him his. With only one exception... they trampled the "no killing rule". It fitted in the movie and the way that Batman's character grows in this universe. But I believe that it wasn't needed. If Batman kills then maybe he's not different from the Joker or any other from his rogue gallery.
If you liked Man of Steel then you won't have problem with Henry's Superman. And the rest of the cast was a big deal. I liked a lot Jeremy Irons' Alfred, Amy Adams' Lois Lane and of course Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. She's awesome and that briefly appearance of her at the big battle was great. They made me want to see her solo film right now. Jesse' Lex was interesting but I couldn't connect with the villain. He gave everything to make Lex a crazy, megalomaniac mastermind but in the end it was a bit hollow. A kid with clearly daddy issues.
OK now the big fight. Batman v Superman. It was good. I liked how Bruce was prepared for the fight all of his gadgets and of course his skills... ohhh he's so brutal, he's too strong.But it ended quickly. I just wanted to see more of it. And then here comes Doomsday. The big reveal from the 2nd trailer that drove people crazy and mad about this movie and the way WB do their promotion. If there's another thing that I didn't like that much about this movie.. it's the extreme use of CGI. In a way it was frustrating to see. For me it's not that big deal for me but it was a bit tedious at some times.
All and all I believe that BvS was good movie. As I said above it had its moments and of course its flaws. But I can't ignore that they're just setting things up for something bigger... something better. And i truly hope they can achieve it. The trinity was great and they managed to establish at least these new characters and they gave us some sneak peeks about the Flash, Aquaman & Cyborg. For me it's an 8 out of 10 for all the reasons above.