Much better than expected based on critic reviews

Rating: 5/10 (30 May 2016)

Now I do sometimes wonder whether critics see the same film and what their mindset is like before they view the film. I saw this movie without seeing a single trailer, I despise those things as they just set up a completely different expectation, its happened on far too many movies for me now, where the trailer just has me thinking about what the film will be about. I subsequently get excited about these themes but ultimately they never transpire in the finished product. So generally speaking if you can avoid the Hollywood propaganda and view the film without any prior expectations then go for it, its much more rewarding. Now first off the performances, loved Mr. Irons in this pure class and lends gravitas. The rest of the cast were very good too with the exception of Jesse E, for me his interpretation of Luthor was wrong, reminded me of Jim Carrey in batman forever. Miscast in my humble opinion. The plot - a lot going on here but they could have paced it differently in the editing room and they could have cut out the retelling of the Wayne massacre. Having said that though I enjoyed it, great action the big show down was executed very well, the second showdown was good too but as a consequence of a combination of Jesse's performance/script and pace, Doomsday's inclusion seemed rushed. Not saying that they should have left it out but just needed a different way of handling it. Anyway enjoy it for what it is, a good fun well made film that entertains for 2.5 hours 7/10.