A good film that brings dc's best heroes together

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2017)

So after man of steel everyone was ready for the eventuality that a justice league movie would happen and now it has, and it was fun if not flawed in its execution. The premise of the film sees Batman and wonder woman assembling a team to take on a threat stronger then any of them on there own. Ben affleck reprises his role as Bruce wayne/batman in this film and he was good. He didn't stand out as much as he did in batman vs superman but his character has developed since then and it is interesting seeing him trying to develop into this better person and it works well. Gal gadot is back as wonder woman and she is great in this role, she owns all the action scenes and she has a real presence about her on screen that helps her stand out. To the newcomers I am a big fan of the flash TV series so I was sceptical about having a new flash but I really liked ezra Miller as Barry Allen in this film. He might be too over the top in this film for some people but for me he really was the energy and fast paced character that the flash would be and I liked his fun performance. Ray Fisher plays cyborg and he was probably the most interesting character in the film as you see him attempt to get to grips with his pretty new situation and it was great to watch him try and adapt with everybody in the film. Jason mamoa is aquaman and I enjoyed his lovable rogue quality to the character, but I feel he is the most underused of the members of the league. The villain steppenwolf is functional but doesn't stand out as being a memorable villain at all. There are a few smaller roles that were well done too that I won't spoil if you don't know about them. The story in the film is okay, I really liked the dynamic of the league which was important as I found every member of the team to be fun and likable. However, the overall plot is incredibly formulaic and by the numbers in a bad way. There just isn't any twists or turns that I didn't expect and it bummed me out a bit. The script has a lighter tone to some of the other dc films with quite a few of the jokes landing. I didn't really feel like the drama delivered though, I never really felt like the world was truly in danger and I feel like the emphasis on humour too that away. The style of the film has pacing that moves quickly so you have to pay attention, I also liked a lot of the action scenes. This film does feel a bit choppy though, it feels like a few parts of the film are missing and some of the cgi looks unfinished and rushed out of the door, which I'm guessing can be blamed on the shift of directors in the late stages. Overall I enjoyed this film even though it isn't as good as maybe everyone wanted I feel like it is another solid film in the DC universe.