Great Hype, Complete let down.

Rating: 1/10 (28 March 2016)

I had hoped this would be the movie to start the DC Franchise on the right note. After seeing Man of Steel I couldn't wait to see the future of DC movies. Then this happened. The only thing that went right was the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman and the supporting role of Jeremy Irons as Alfred. Dawn of Justice was a huge let down. The only parts that were entertaining were sourced from comic books. The movie consisted of a poor mixture of Heath Ledger's Craziness and Mark Zuckerburg's success to comprise a modern age Lex Luther. This did not sell to me as a fan in the least. Then add the political satire of vilifying Superman, add the completely useless and plot less addition of Wonder Woman and make the movie primarily about a character that has been origin storied more times than any superhero in history. (However at least this time the actor playing Batman was well picked, kudos to Ben Affleck). Have a fight scene that is ended in the WORST WAY EVER, over a NAME, not to mention was too short to begin with. Then include Doomsday (this would have been shocking if the trailers didn't spoil it) who is created in the dumbest plot I've ever seen and finish the whole movie with another comic book adaption that made no absolute sense to do this early in the DC Cinematic Universe. I went to Dawn of Justice as a DC Fan (especially Superman and Batman), and found myself falling asleep during the first third, cringing at the second third, and enraged by the final third. Not only was it a waste of 2 hours and 30 minutes, but it has convinced me Zack Snyder, Warner Brothers, and DC have no idea how to make movies with these characters. I only hope they'll learn in the future that ripping off three comics, destroying one of your primary characters, and having more holes in the plot than a piece of Swiss Cheese makes for a poor movie. I would recommend staying away from this movie completely, if not at least go into this movie knowing it's a Batman film featuring Superman and Wonder Woman (as a friend said) is what it's all about. I was a DC Fan through and through until this travesty.