Revaluated value of critics after seeing this film, Spoilers

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2016)

I get it, critics have to be critical. But after reading the venomous barrage of remarks extolled by critics on BvS, I think some of them have ADD or need to be led by the hand like a small child through a movie.
Some critics attacked the most minor issues like the re-enactment of the Waynes' murder, yeah, a whole 5 minutes, whoopee! Some didn't like the references to "unpopulated" areas preceding fight sequences. Each reference was used in proper context, it wasn't like Batman turned to Superman, "let's fight here, it is unpopulated". That would have been awkward.
Other critics complained about Lois being rescued multiple times by Superman, umm, hello, it's Superman, that's what he does. One critic acted as if it was chauvinistic to see a woman being put in peril in 2016. For the record, 2 rescues are because she is being brave, the other (actually, we find out later,the first one is too) is because she of her relationship with Superman.
Others criticized the soundtrack and music, umm, when Batman and Superman meet on screen for the first time, it deserves a bombastic symphonic overture. It's a big deal! And it's too loud, yes, I agree it's loud but if I didn't want loud, I would have went to Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 instead. The trailers screamed, "THIS IS GONNA BE LOUD!"
A common criticism was the story as if it was either too confusing or too much jam packed into it. Maybe they need some Star Wars screen swipes to appear when scenes jump around. I found it fairly straight-forward,the motivations for each character were easy to follow. It wasn't complicated and convoluted at all. And dialogue criticism, puh-lease, as if The Force Awakens dialogue was flowing off the tongue like sweet honey.
Criticism of how Luthor manipulates Batman and Superman by some leads me to wonder if they even understand the superhero genre. Luthor is a genius, a socially awkward, daddy abused genius, but a genius nonetheless. He knows everything going on in the world, and uses his knowledge to move the chess pieces around the board to suit his needs. These heroes are not immune to being manipulated, they are flawed.
Speaking of Luthor, critics are divided on Eisenberg, even the ones who hated the movie. Some liked him, others did not. I thought he was excellent portraying Luthor as incredibly intelligent and aware yet at the same time being uncomfortable and jealous of others. He is different than other incarnations of Luthor in that his brushes with insanity are more frequent.
Criticisms of the other cast members were all over the place too amongst haters of the film. There was no consensus on the characters which means it isn't clear what they think was wrong. EVERYONE knew Jar Jar Binks was wrong, a definite consensus.
Another criticism was the use of the word Martha. The movie establishes Bruce Wayne's torturous memory of his parents' murder. This word is definitely a trigger especially at the time it is uttered. I guess the climactic scene with the food critic, Anton Ego, in Ratatouille was stupid too according to these critics.
Some say Gadot was just slinking around in the background doing nothing. The character did what it was supposed to, not a main role but enough to intrigue viewers with breadcrumbs leading up to the big reveal leading to the bigger universe to come.
Too grim, too grim! OK, fine, so if it had a lighter tone with more jokes, the critics would have said it just DC trying to be like Marvel films. There were moments of levity, few and far between but they were there.
I read another critique which complained about dream sequences. Yeah, including the brief opener there were 3. And one of those is more a vision of the future, all in all, they took up about 5-10 minutes of the movie.
I think Snyder did an amazing job bringing this project to film under all the pressure and expectations of people with these beloved characters. It is definitely catered to the fans in the sense that there are moments which are right out of the comics. Doomsday is perfect as we see him evolve during the fight! Golden Lasso! Nuked Superman! The battle sequences were excellent but yes, the Bat-vision sequence choreography was a bit weak.
This was an excellent base for the DC Universe! I was expecting to agree with the aggregate critical review as I generally agree with most critics. But in this case, I cannot agree. And the critical aggregate gave Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, a 74% Fresh rating, so sometimes they can be way off the mark. And frankly, how come so few critics ravaged A Force Awakens on its' lazy story which was basically a rehash of aspects of the original trilogy. BvS had some fresh takes on characters which have actively been in print, film and television for almost 80 years. Star Wars has been around less than 40 years with many, many fewer story-lines, yet they recycled the original one for the opening of the new trilogy and got a free pass from the critics for it. I enjoyed A Force Awakens but was it 92% fresh? Based on nostalgia, probably. Based on story, hardly.
Anyway, I thought BvS delivered and was FUN! Going again tomorrow night as a friend accidentally purchased an online ticket to an incorrect showing and unable to get a refund. So he gave it to me, AWESOME!