BATMAN vs. SUPERMAN / Boring vs Satisfying?

Rating: 6/10 (26 March 2016)

f you have elected to see this movie for the intense fight between Batman and Superman and the action scenes, you will get it! Now if you are a movie goer looking for more than the kick butt action, like me, it will not deliver. The movie was long with terrible pacing; jumping from scene to scene which created nothing but confusion. The amount of endless dream scenes, even though understanding their purpose, were not needed in my opinion. The actors on a whole were not bad and offered an adequate portrayal of the characters in the film, but fell victim to some average writing and poor directing. Ben Affleck portrayed the ominous character of Batman, but his screen presence was mediocre at best. Him as Bruce Wayne,the secret identity of Batman, was fine. When Batman was first introduced in this film he was true to his character, operating in the shadows, hearing only screams, and making a quick escape. This did not hold true as he transitioned into a loud, running with weapons ablaze, and just having all-out brawls.Though a lot of fans praised the new darker portrayal of Batman who has no problem taking lives I wasn't that impressed. Jesse Eisenberg, I feel may get the "short end of the stick" for his Lex Luther role, because he displayed the character in different demeanor, as he portrayed more of a psychotic genius having a joker type feel to it. I will admit I was skeptical at the beginning of the film, but as it progressed Lex Luther became likable. Gal Godat as Wonder Woman didn't have enough screen time to deem her good or bad for the role but I didn't dislike what I saw. Overall the movie was below average and probably slightly better than "Man of Steel."