A Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2016)

My gf and I, both in our mid-30s, saw it this afternoon. I'm a huge DC fan. Overall a big comicbook fan, but mostly DC. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! My girlfriend, who simply followed me, and who knows nothing about Superman & Batman other than seeing TDK trilogy and MoS once, loved it also.
Not one second were we bored. The movie was gripping from beginning to end. I had read all the bad reviews before going. And all throughout the film, I tried, and I mean, I really tried, to find the flaws the critics "found" that made it deserve a 1/10. My girlfriend had no clue of the reviews. I only told her after the movie to gauge her reaction. She was in shock. She thought it was one of the best comicbook movies ever, on par with the TDKs.
Again, I'm speechless on why this bombed critically. No humor?? Well I'm sorry, this was never, nor was it ever advertised as "The Avengers 3: Enter The Goofy DC Guys", nor "Transformers 7: The Revenge of the Humans". From the start, we knew that the destruction of Metropolis in MoS was going to be the main catalyst of the darkness in the sequel. I guess nothing spells the reaction to the destruction of half of a giant city, thousands of lives lost like Robert Downey's smart wit humor. I remember we were having a laugh after 9/11, right?
Pacing issues?? Have they seen Iron Man 2 & 3? Age of Ultron? ASM? Every scene in the movie had purpose. They managed to include tons of valuable material with minimal editing issues. We both felt the flow worked as perfectly as it could. You simply had to pay attention. I know it's hard nowadays to not be spoon-fed the material in brain- dead fashion, but for the life of all things decent, try it once in a while! Keep your eyes on the screen, focus, and maybe, JUST MAYBE, you might actually understand what's going on.
Character development?? For Christ's Sake, the first 40 minutes were ALL character development. How much more do you want?? Yet another full length Batman origin solo movie, this time with slapstick comedy specially tailored for kids who see their parents murdered in front of their eyes? Because, come on, what can possibly spell more comedy than the brutal death of your parents, or a psychotic serial killer clown... I remember laughing my ass off watching Seven. Now that was a great comedy we all had fun watching!
The Justice League elements were a distraction? Uhm, wha... what?? I'm not even going to get into this. They couldn't have made a more perfect introduction. I guess they meant just like Samuel L. Jackson was a distraction in all the non-Avengers Marvel movies... oh wait, apparently, he wasn't.
Batman too violent?? WTF, again, his actions made sense IN THE MOMENT. He NEVER went into the fight TRYING to kill. The "alleged" killing, if it even actually happened, was collateral damage. Nothing he did classified as murder.
The fight scenes? The best comicbook fights ever put on screen. And please, don't mention Deadpool... Not the same universe at all. It's like comparing the Raid 2 and Star Wars... It's just not comparable.
So overall, you might think I'm a crazy fanboy, call me names and whatnot. But I give it a 10/10. In all honesty, I did not find a flaw. If you twist my arm and hold my parents hostage just to squeeze one out of me, I would say there was too much character development. But I don't see how this could possibly be a reason to trash on the movie. It's usually the biggest critical aspect of CBMs. We finally go in-depth, and it's too much. F*** me.
I pray for WB to stick with the game plan and not change a thing. If the darkness is what the critics and jaded moviegoers are criticizing the most, then it's going to get lighter going forward. Terrio even said it. The darkness is at an all time high in BvS, for a purpose. The JL movies will have a lighter mood, just because the natural progression of the established story will lead it there.
I was not the biggest fan of Snyder after Sucker Punch. But I like Man of Steel (had flaws, did not love it, but like it). However, it's inhuman to trash on the man because you simply hate his previous projects. He created a comicbook masterpiece with BvS. I give him all the praise. And I hope WB continues the work already laid out.