BvS: Dawn of meh

Rating: 3/10 (3 August 2016)

Dark Knight Returns (the original Batman vs Superman) is my favorite comic ever and the movie disappoints.
Perhaps the worst things about this movie is the epic potential that it contains. Unfortunately, these characters (or at least there iterations) are entirely new to us - and it shows.
There is entirely too much exposition, entirely too many new characters and an entirely ridiculous story-line. The sad thing is that it may have worked - may have even been good - had we been introduced to these characters previously. While it would seem ridiculous to have yet another Batman movie - with yet another set of dead parents - I can see that perhaps another Superman movie introducing Lex Luthor and the public's conflict with Superman.
There are some great scenes - Mostly when Batman is on screen - especially the titular fight. Unfortunately, this fight lasts all of ten minutes and has a ridiculous ending.
Overall, Batman vs Superman is disappointing - especially given all the hype. You can practically see Warner Bros scrambling to fit the entirety of the justice league into this movie whilst also trying to make it seem like an epic movie. It has the potential to be good - if there had been a few movies running up to it - but it feels isolated and you have no existing love for the characters to get you invested.