Mediocre

Rating: 5/10 (4 April 2016)

1,000 words is not enough, I have a lot to say. But I guess I have to make do. I wanted to love this movie. It had two of the super heroes I love. But it just didn't make it for me. Five out of ten is generous. Ben Affleck as Batman...I was very dubious. Not only because I dislike Ben as an actor overall, but because the previews didn't portray him in a good light. I was pleasantly surprised though. His portrayal of Bruce Wayne and Batman were great. I'm looking forward to seeing more Batman movies with him playing the part. Henry Cavill as Superman, well I've always thought he was great so no worries. Although his character was a bit 'dark and moody, emo teen' which annoyed me. Overall he was okay though. Not great, but okay. He did better in Man of Steel. Jeremy Irons as Alfred was great too. The movie as a whole was very mediocre. And depressing. Jeez. So depressing. The beginning was weak. Bruce looking at the camera with a look of 'I HATE YOU SUPERMAN' while embracing this kid was just...weird. It held no emotional punch. Then when he entered the rubble, suddenly there was a horse. Yep that's right, a random HORSE. Alrighty then. Whatever. But it did make me laugh. A lot. That was the only time I laughed though. The story lacked emotion, when Superman 'dies', I didn't tear up once. It wasn't sad because this is Superman. He'll come back, he always does. This was clear at the end scene when the camera focused on the coffin and the soil jumped like he had hit the lid. Seriously, who wasn't expecting that? The appearance of Doomsday was wrong. So wrong. He should have come in in a later movie, preferably one when Superman actually dies for good. Like in the comics. And the worst part of the movie? Jessie Eisenberg as Lex Luther. What. The. Hell? Lex was never meant to be insane. Jessie's portrayal was basically The Joker and it didn't work. His acting was terrible, the way he talked was terrible. Everything about him was BAD and he made the movie bad. If they had a better Lex, it might have been a better movie. There wasn't much else that was good. The Batman vs Superman battle was weak. Either Batman had the upper hand or Superman had the upper hand. It was boring. In fact, I found most of the movie boring. The plot was weak, it held no emotional punch and I was sitting there tapping my fingers, waiting for it to get good. So five out of ten is generous. It had enough good parts to say it was half way there.