Not the greatest superhero movie ever but I felt very satisfied with this film as three of the greatest superheroes team up in their first movie together.

Rating: 7/10 (30 March 2016)

I think film critics and even some fan boys/fan girls were to hard on this movie. I've read/heard a lot of people say it's another Zack Snyder movie full of overblown action and sloppy storytelling. However I felt it was the exact opposite. I thought the story was well told and not as much action as I thought it would be. I didn't walk out the theatre feeling that it was the greatest superhero movie ever but I walked out feeling very satisfied with what I saw. However I the biggest problem with the movie was it's story. It was a lot more complicated then it needed be and at times it felt too confusing and a lot of things were not well explained.. I thought it did a really good job fitting all these characters in one movie. Batman, superman, wonder woman, Lex Luthor and Lois Lane all fit well into the plot. Even smaller characters like Perry White, Martha Kent and Alfred fit well into the movie. I was surprised with how much screen time Perry White got but Lawerence Fishborne was so good in the role. Dian Lane was great in her part and had a good part in the movie. I really like Amy Adams as Lois Lane, I think she dose a god job at being tough without being annoying as the character sometime is. I like that they show that she's a really good reporter and we know Lois always has to be in danger for superman to save her but I feel like this might be the best use of Lois Lane I've ever seen in a movie. For the first time it feels like Lois Lane has a real purpose to be in this movie other then it's a superman movie. I love the first half of the movie because it felt like a drama and not a comic book movie. In fact I like how realistic the movie felt despite dealing with sci-fi elements. I think it's hard to say what's the single best thing about the movie but maybe I'll go with batman. I supported the casting of Ben Affleck as batman from the start and he didn't disappoint. Part of me feels like I would've liked to get more information about his past. They talked about his parents being killed but we don't know much about his years of fighting crime as batman. The trailers made it looked like he retired batman but put on the suit again to fight superman but it's hard to tell if he ever stopped. I like that he feels very different from other batmans. I like how he's just called "The Bat". I like that he's a very smart batman who is clearly a detective. I love the look of his batcave, batmobile and batplane. It looked realistic but still comic book. He has the 2nd best batsuit after Keaton. His bat voice is great too. I love the reference to the "death in the family" comic where the joker killed Robin with the burned robin suit hanging up. I think Zack Snyder found the perfect balance for batman between comic book and gritty realism. I love his Bruce Wayne and the fight scene between batman and a gang of thugs is the best batman fight I've ever seen. I love how he brands his victims. While Keaton is still my favorite batman, Affleck might be tied with Bale as the best Bruce Wayne. I love Jeremy Irons as Alfred I like how snarky he is. I also like that he's less of a butler and more of a shadow partner. I also love Gal Gadot as wonder woman, I was impressed with her acting abilities. She did much better then I thought. Her costume looked great and her accent fit perfectly. I wish we got to see more of her fighting. I think Henry Cavil is the 2nd best superman after Reeves. I think in this movie they made it plausible that no one knew Clark Kent and superman were the same because it seems like he tries to keep a low profile either way. I thought Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor was the most interesting character in the movie but I felt he wasn't given enough backstory. I felt like I never understood him, yeah he hated superman but why? He was mentally unbalanced but why?However I think Jesse gave a great performance. I didn't find him annoying but I was intrigued by his character and I wish they explored his backstory a little more. I liked his assistant Mercy but I wish they didn't kill her(or so it seemed). I thought the future-Justice League cameos were really good. I think the fight between superman and batman was well done and satisfying. I though it was clever how they used the fact that both of their mothers were named Martha. I thought Doomsday worked well into the story and the fight at the end was great. I would have to say the best thing about this movie is that it makes me interested and excited about seeing future D.C. movies. I would love to see more of Ben Affleck's batman. I can't wait to see the wonder woman solo movie and I wonder how the upcoming suicide squad movie will fit into all this. I also liked that they killed superman at the end making us wait for justice league to see how he would come back. So I thought they did a great job of bringing all the characters together and making it feel like a natural fit and I want to see more of these characters. So it's a good movie but it could've been a great movie with a better plot.