Not as bad as people say

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2016)

There is no doubting this movie is a bit of a mess. The CGI is all over the place and not needed and I think someone forgot to tell Zack Snyder and Jesse Eisenburg this isn't a comic. Eisenburg is an interesting Lex Luthor, however his character just descends into stupidity with lines that don't make sense and is not scary in any way. He seems more suited to the role of Jimmy Olsen, if truth be told. The screenplay is also very weak. Half the films dialogue sounded like they just thought it would sound 'cool' in the trailer. I'm not sure whether Snyder has a grasp on the Superhero genre, like Christopher Nolan did, with The Dark Knight trilogy. A comic is ADAPTED to screen not just transferred. The film falls down greatly with a script that sounds like it has just been transferred from a comic book. Doomsday just wasn't needed. A big scary monster just seemed out of context with the rest of the gritty film. The inclusion of Doomsday was almost comic, returning to Christopher Reeve Superman. I thought Snyder did quite well with the idea of Superman not being a God. There were some good parts in this film. Ben Affleck as Batman/ Bruce Wayne was very good, a very interesting character and a good hope for the future in this 'DC Expanded Universe'. I was initially skeptical of the inclusion of Wonder Woman, however I thought Gal Gadot really added to the film. I wanted to learn and see more about her. The action sequences were well thought out, especially the Batman sequences. Despite some obvious holes in this film, there are some good parts. I wouldn't even consider abandoning the DC Expanded Universe like some have suggested. Underneath some of the terrible dialogue, not so brilliant story and some plain stupidity that this film is plagued by, there is a good film somewhere underneath all of it. I think perhaps a Ben Affleck Batman film, before this would have benefited, just so this DC Universe could have two independent films before going on this Avengers equivalent. I think the Marvel Cinemaic Universe had 5 films before introducing a cross-over film, I think DC could have benefited if they had followed a similar pattern, just so we didn't have to be introduced to so many different characters. Overall, this film had some very good aspects but perhaps they are outweighed by the bad. The DC Expanded Universe does have hope. Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck are very strong characters. Cavill is a bit like this film; take it or leave it.