Some good elements but even more bad elements

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2016)

It's been a long time since I've seen such an uneven movie. There are some good elements, but mainly bad elements - and nothing adds up.
It's a mess and the plot goes to all different directions without aim. It's like they had some good elements and they threw it here and there; it feels like scenes don't have any connection between them. There are so many flaws to this movie that I wouldn't know where to start. The motivation of Batman, Superman and Lex are very unclear and unrealistic to me. 3/4 into the movie and Wonder Woman only had about 3 lines.
But the worst thing for me in this movie is that every time I think "Hey, this is kind of smart/cool and they did it well", the movie takes a sharp turn and ruins it with pumping bad elements.
The battle of Batman vs. Superman feels just awkward - the motivation is missing (I don't see any reason for them to actually fight, although the writers tried to find some excuses for that) and it feels like a battle written for fans, trailers and to justify the movie's title.
Here are some of the things I like about this movie: Jesse Eisenberg - I'm not a fan of him, but just like you see in the trailers, he's an interesting character and Eisenberg plays him rather well with his weird behavior. I think he's doing a good job in this role.
Jeremy Irons - Alfred is not just a mentor anymore, but an actual helper. His character is different from the previous versions and Irons played his well. How is he in comparison to Caine? You can't compare the two of them - their characters are just too different.
Ben Affleck - Again, I'm not a fan, but he's OK in his role. His character is written very flat IMHO, so he doesn't make a huge or memorable impact.
I like the approach of trying to make a "down to Earth" realistic movie. It feels like they were trying to say: What would really happen in today's world if characters like Superman and Batman actually existed.
I also like the way the writers took the previous movie and connected it to this one in several elements, mainly the reason for Batman to hate Superman. Again, it's a good idea and I like it, but it doesn't seem like a good explanation to explain it.
The religion references are very explicit here and for the first time I actually like them because they "realistically" discuss the implications of Superman being a semi-god.
The last quarter of the movie is pretty bad and it ends with the usual mess you're familiar with in these kind of movies.
With so much publicity for Wonder Woman, it's almost hard to believe that her part in the movie is more or less what you see in the trailers.
This is a 2.5 hours movie that feels like 5 hours.