given the gravity of the occasion it should've been a lot more fun

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2016)

Second installment in the new 'DCEU' is the long anticipated matchup between comic goliaths Clark Kent, aka Superman, and Bruce Wayne, aka Batman. Majority of the incoherent story consists of a buildup to their inevitable encounter as the Gotham City billionaire and socialite—having seen firsthand the destructive repercussions of the battle of Metropolis—attempts to preemptively combat the man of steel whose otherworldly abilities have made him a controversial figure in the eyes of government officials. Dark, grim comic book adaptation succeeds at bringing the two iconic superheroes to the big screen, but strips away all traces of humor and humanity, can't seem to decide which story it wants to tell, and ends in anticlimactic fashion. Not only that, but the action scenes are presented with such bombastic overkill that they fail to generate any real tension or excitement. Affleck and Cavill carry their weight admirably, but there isn't much in the way of character arc or development, and a woefully miscast Eisenberg certainly can't fill the shoes of Hackman or Spacey as Lex Luthor. Delivers on its promise, but a showdown of this proportion deserved a much better script. **