All 3 of my boys (14, 10, & 6) LOVED it and so did I

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2016)

I took my three oldest boys to see Batman v Superman. We all loved it. Not sure why the critics were so harsh. Doesn't matter. All that matters is that we had a great outing at the movies and we can't wait till Justice League comes out.
It was great to finally see Batman and Superman on the silver screen together. I thought the screen writers did a great job exploring what Batman's initial views of Superman would have been. I was pleasantly surprised how different Ben Affleck's batman was from Christain Bale, who was a really had act to follow. Batman has been done so many times, I was pleasantly surprised that he was different in this one. Batman starts the movie almost as a broken spirit, after years of battles in Gotham. By the end of the movie, the character believes in what he's doing again. In the final scenes, you can see that he turned a corner and he sees what the Justic League could become. Joining up with Superman and Wonder Woman gives him a path back to being a hero.
Naturally, there are some plot holes that could have been fixed, but the 'sell' was seeing Batman face off against Superman. They had to get there in a way that also allowed them a way back. Some critics point at the use of common mother name of 'Martha' as a being goofy. It was a little, but if you think about the story of Bruce Wayne and the pain he carried about not being able to save his mother (parents). I actually thought it was clever. A way to bring him back from becoming a murder himself.
I felt bad for Henry Cavill, he's a good actor. But I think the director wanted to focus more on how humanity would react to a 'Super Alien'. I thought it was realistic that not everyone would trust Superman. Why would we? We can agree on much and we don't trust each other. Then you add in someone like Lex Luthor - situations and emotions get manipulated. The movie didn't have time/room to explore how Superman would react to the fear his presence would cause or Superman's reaction to being setup. I'm not sure I liked the death of Superman ending. That's really hard to pull off when everyone knows he's in the next movies. I've got to assume it's tied into the plot for justice league. Otherwise they 'played that card' and got no impact from it.
All in all, it was a great day at the movies and the critics need to "lighten up". Putting these two icons on the silver screen together isn't an easy task. With due respect, Ironman and Captain America are not Superman and Batman. I think the movie did a great job delivering a 'fantasy' battle between the two heroes, given the audience a chance to cheer them both in the end and setting up Justice League.
Wonder Women was great. Can't wait to see Aquaman and Flash in the next film. Then Green Lantern down the road.