A deep and intriguing development of storyline and characters... to follow-up with a disappointing endfight

Rating: 8/10 (24 November 2017)

After having watched "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" in the cinemas and just now having watched the Director's Cut, I can already say this: if you have 3 hours to spare, be sure to watch the extended version instead of the shortened one!
To start of with, the much surfacing critique on the movie concerning the 'dark and gritty tone' of Zack Snyder is absolutely nonsense. This because the tone is one of the reasons that make this film shine. You place the concept of a Superman in a modern day world, and what happens in the movie could be a real life scenario. The old and hardened Batman doesn't trust this guy. Very good set-up and this flows naturally from the events of the previous film.
Batman is introduced as he should be. I like the colour palette of this film a lot because it strengthens the pessimistic point of view of both the heroes throughout the movie. And also because of that's what a (partly) Batman movie colour palette should be. The movie builds up quite slow, but a sublime scenery and astounding camera shots still have the ability to make you sit on the edge of your chair while waiting for the big clash.
But a fairy tale doesn't last forever. After a long build-up and a magnificent fight between Batman and Superman, the whole movie goes to ****. A slimy troll tries to take down the trinity of superheroes and the fight is just over the top. I know you can't just flush this movie down the toilet for a crappy design of Doomsday, but hey, my eyes also want something I guess.
At least the Director's Cut gives us a good and satisfying ending following the death of Superman. It needs time to really have its impact.
I give this movie a 8 out of 10. I do not blame Zack Snyder for this, but with a little more effort this could have been a 9 out of 10. It's a shame the movie didn't fall into the likes of the general audience, although I don't get why this is. This surely was an enjoyable film.