Single handedly destroyed my love of comics - nearly

Rating: 4/10 (26 March 2016)

The only reason I didn't give this flop a 1 was the opening sequence. Viewing the carnage of Metropolis from Bruce's point of view was inspired. It really highlight the enormity of power at Superman's disposal. It reminded me of how I felt reading Alex Ross'"Marvels". As a lifelong comic (and specifically Superman) fan, I was always frustrated at how the cinema had never really captured his near omnipotence and the fact that every man and his dog had kryptonite was always annoying as hell.
BUT - after the intro sequence, I found myself bored stiff. The upside was Ben as Batman and the usual cast was the best part of the first movie. Luthor however, was a total failure. The dream sequences were disjointed and confusing and the action was ridiculously over the top even allowing for the usual suspension of disbelief required for super heroes. Ironically I find it easier to do so with Superman than I do with sequences like the Batmobile chase. I mean Jeez - please stay within some framework of physical possibility in a damn car chase - please. Doomsday looked like a cross between a cave troll and the Abomination. Surely portraying him like the comics would have been a better option. The destruction in the final battle was so immense it became a bore. The CGI was average too compared to Man of Steel. A tragedy that this wasn't better. I can see most reviews are kinder than mine and I'm gad others found something to like but I suspect the higher ratings come from fans of movies more than of comics. I'm just about over the genre to be honest and I wish that were otherwise.