A mediocre popcorn flick that ultimately failed to engage me

Rating: 5/10 (30 March 2016)

Is "Batman vs. Superman" the worst superhero movie ever made? No. Is it the worse superhero movie ever made by Warner Bros? No (I'm looking at you, "Batman and Robin").
Putting aside the majority's hatred of this movie for a minute, "Batman vs. Superman" does have some truly wonderful scenes that have to be witnessed on the big screen; this is especially true for the last forty minutes. The fight scenes - which are shot and edited with surprising clarity - are well-choreographed and set to an adrenaline-pumping score by Hans Zimmer. Snyder's rambunctious visual style adds a dramatic heft not seen in any "Batman" nor "Superman" fight scene before.
However, that being said... there really isn't that much left that's GOOD about this movie. The whole battle between Bat and Supes lasts only FIVE MINUTES - and it's nowhere close to being as impressive as the battle with Doomsday.
The writing, pacing, and character development are serious lacking; even Terrio's rewrites couldn't have salvaged the messy, rushed plot the studio tried to force on this movie. Instead of focusing solely on the main characters, the movie jumps around quite a bit from main characters to supporting characters that only hardcore fans would care about. At any given time, there would be at least 3-5 different story lines going on concurrently. Not only are these story lines difficult to keep track of (because of the horrid pacing), but they're also incredibly BORING (and some of them are irrelevant). The first 2/3 of "Batman vs. Superman" is like this - minimal action with a tonne of plot-building and exposition.
I also found myself struggling to connect with any of the characters. It has nothing to do with the fact that I'm familiar with them - the writers just didn't put in any reasons as to why I should care about them or what they're fighting for. Batman's reason for wanting to fight Superman is misguided; Luthor's desire to get rid of Superman is never properly justified; and Superman's reason for fighting Batman could have easily been resolved in another way.
The acting is okay - even Jesse Eisenberg does an okay job playing Lex Luthor. The only thing that's truly regrettable about his character is the way he was written and directed. I mean, what was everyone thinking when they thought, "Yeah, let's turn Lex into this annoying young brat who stammers a lot and has ridiculous hair"!? With the movie being as dark and serious as it is, it was a poor decision to make Lex have that kind of a personality (and even if the filmmakers intended him to be the comic-relief, they too failed on that front). I would have much preferred it if Snyder went with the 'bald-headed, power-hungry' version of Lex.
To summarize, "Batman vs. Superman" is a poorly-written movie with decent performances and even better fight sequences. Unfortunately, a majority of this movie is sluggish, uneven, and not very captivating. I personally disliked this movie and will probably never watch it again.