So Much Potential

Rating: 6/10 (25 March 2016)

+ Scenes with Batman portray the Dark Knight as we have never seen him before on the big screen. Ben Affleck steals the show as the brutal, ruthless vigilante.
-I have a feeling the writers were more confused over where the plot was going than the audience was. A collection of incoherent storytelling and weak character development hold the film back from achieving greatness.
+It has already been repeated countless times before, but Zack Snyder is great when it comes to visuals. Beautiful shots that jump right off the page of beloved comics such as The Dark Knight Returns truly provide a treat for the eyes.
-I feel that the film's title misrepresents the film itself. Yes, we do witness the two titans pummel each other in glorious detail, but this element of the story is smothered by secondary plot lines.
The film really had so much potential, but sadly it falls very short of what I anticipated as DC's masterpiece. Incoherent plot lines, some horrendous editing, and weak character development that do not do the heroes "justice" dishevel what could have been a truly amazing film. However, many amazing sequences, Ben Affleck's Batman (as well Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman), and the promise of future Justice League films still made for an enjoyable experience and left me hopeful for things to come.