A long (too long) boring ride to a 40min action sequence...

Rating: 4/10 (15 December 2016)

First of all, I went into this film WANTING to like it. I like most of Affleck's films and Cavill is usually an entertaining actor. I really like immortals (though most didn't) and i found man of steel quite entertaining as well.
That being said, they somehow found a way to make affleck as batman and cavill as superman BORING. The first hour and twenty minutes of this film drags on, trying to build some story and character development that just never really pans out. I would have to say that if you somehow come into the film not knowing who batman and superman are, they do nothing to explain why they are here. It goes briefly through the death of wayne's parents but kind of just throws superman in as an "alien flying around on earth for no reason but to save kids from burning buildings." But if you're seeing this movie i think its safe to assume you should know who the both of them are. The we have eisenberg as luthor's son, which i was skeptical about going in and as it turns out with good reason. Hes one of my favorite actors but he is just not himself in this movie. Apart from a few one liners and metaphorical actions he is just plain awkward.
Now, the story is quite pointless. Nothing really happens and it just feels like snyder was trying to do his best nolan impersonation, which he most certainly is NOT. This movie tries to be too metaphorical and "artsy" for its own good. It tries hard to be deeper than the action movie that it should've been, and in my opinion falls flat. By the time the action sequence near the end comes you are forcing yourself to stay awake through it and really just don't care anymore. And let me say, if you're going to put a 30- 40 minute action sequence in a movie, PLEASE trim the fat off the first damn hour and a half of it, or flesh out the action throughout the movie in shorter sequences that keeps the audience interested.
Which brings me to my last point...the pacing. Oh my gosh is it horrendous. I cant think of any other way to explain it. If you're not asleep by the beginning of hour 2 then you have really accomplished something. Pacing is one of my bugaboos and if you don't have that right as a writer or director then you are just setting yourself up for failure. If you want an example of very good pacing then watch x-men apocalypse. That movie was damn near perfect in my opinion and though it had some slow times, it was worth it knowing an awesome sequence was just right around the corner.
All in all, i couldn't recommend this movie for anyone and will be bashing it every chance i get. With the budget and cast it could have been sooo much more and you will be leaving disappointed if you're expecting an exciting battle between super heroes. And i think the blame goes to no one else but Snyder and Terrio. Sorry fellas, better luck next time. Just go watch The Avengers again my friends.