Not perfect, but certainly a great superhero movie

Rating: 8/10 (27 March 2016)

I do not understand why the critics and some fans destroyed this movie as if it was pure garbage. It certainly is not the best superhero movie for me, but even though I was skeptic about it from the beginning, I couldn't find all the huge flaws everyone is talking about. Sure, it has some flaws and I agree that it tries to cover a lot of stories and aspects of the DC Universe that could have had a better treatment, but still I think it has more good than bad. In the first place, Batman is awesome, the superhero and Bruce Wayne are excellent. A mix of TDKR and the Arkham videogames that just nails it. I can't wait to see more of this Dark Knight. Superman is better than in MOS, Lois is always awesome (I love Adams), Alfred is one of the best ever and the rest of the cast is great. Maybe Eisenberg's Luthor can be annoying, but at least it's a different take on that villain. I agree that this movie works better with fans that understand the references (my wife had no clue when The Flash had its cameo, and for me that was amazing). But still, I believe the movie is not a flaw. Of course it could have been great if Snyder and everyone involved would have taken their time to set up the DCCU, but given the conditions, I believe they did a great job. Maybe it's too soon to say that the DCCU will be a failure or a success, but right now I don't see a tragedy here. (Consider a year ago I thought that DC had no chance on taking on Marvel. I still think Marvel has done a better job building their Cinematic Universe, but BvS is better than I thought. And the good thing is that I didn't expect that, and I am very happy with it.)