So many confusing sub-plots

Rating: 1/10 (1 April 2016)

Disappointing. I took a group of teens to the movie, and for the hour ride home, we tried to rationalize what we saw. Reading the plot synopsis on IMDb is like reading a script for Sharknado: "during a vision of a dystopian future where Batman leads a band of rebels to kill Superman, Bruce Wayne receives a message from a time traveler warning him that Lois Lane is the key." Really? There are not enough weird coincidences in this movie, that we now need to have a time traveler interrupt a dystopian vision sequence? Batman fighting Superman should have plenty of plot material. Instead, the film also feels compelled to develop sub-plots around Lex Luthor's wish to rid the world of dangerous aliens, the rise of Wonder Woman, the discovery of Aquaman / Flash/ Cyborg / Green Lantern, General Zod's body somehow turning into a genetic hybrid, Superman versus the US Senate, African rebels, Batman's turn to the dark side by branding criminals, and others.
Sad too, because the action scenes are well choreographed and the sets / costumes are outstanding. Well-shot. Well-costumed. Poorly written. Worse directed.
Boo.