Not worth the hype whatsoever

Rating: 4/10 (27 March 2016)

Well, to start, the lead role, occupied by the titular character: Bruce Wayne being portrayed by Ben Affleck comes off as dull and uninteresting to say the least. We start with a retelling of a familiar tale of how his parents were killed. How could anyone think Superman is a bad guy? I have no idea. He's a clean cut, all American dude. Batman doesn't seem as intense in this portrayal, and you get the feeling that Ole Ben only appeared for the paycheck, nothing else. The movie follows it predecessor with too much product placement, this time in the form of new Chrysler Cars. Man of steel was endorsed by IHOP, so it makes sense that they would follow suit. Highlights of the film include Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. You know you have a problem when the most interesting characters aren't even mentioned in the title. I have no problem with Cavill's Superman, but Afflecks Batman leaves a lot more to be desired. The fight changes tides when both the hero's realize their mothers share the same first name. Wow, a little too convenient, don't you think? The ending is the death of superman, which we all know is a facade. Walking in, I knew there would be no winner, but the movie studios felt the need to title it this way to garner some attention to their fizzling DC film franchise. The movie comes off as nomadic in the way it jumps around from point to point, leaving the audience with a huh? expression when the credits role. I'd say a 4/10 was going easy on it.