Still no quality control, still disrespecting Batman and Superman

Rating: 4/10 (24 November 2017)

The two main DC Comics superheroes are Superman and Batman. Batman is the most popular, or at least the one who has been written the best.
Wonder Woman is 3rd, and then it gets weird. Maybe the Flash is fourth or the Green Lantern. Doesn't matter, although The Flash is pretty good on TV.
A house built on a weak foundation won't stand, and in Justice League the writing--the story is weak.
The dialogue is so on the nose, with the characters just telling you whatever is on their mind. The characters are introduced quickly, perhaps to get the story going, but there is no subtext, no build up, no real tension. The team comes together quickly. Didn't the writers watch The Avengers?
Perhaps the mistake that spawned all mistakes is the clear lack of knowledge about who Batman is, or the lack of appreciation for that character. Ben Affleck has the look, but just like in BvS, that is not how Bruce Wayne/Batman sounds--that is not how Bruce Wayne/Batman acts.
Anyone familiar with the Batman comics, or the 90s cartoon, or the Justice League cartoons, or even the Tim Burton films and the Chris Nolan ones, should know Batman's voice--the Dark Knight--the Detective. Batman is a pillar of the DC Comics universe. If you don't get him right, the Justice League house won't stand.
Batman wouldn't boast about his wealth, like he is, well, another guy currently in the White House who likes to tweet. He would own the fact that he doesn't have powers, and that it hasn't held him back any. AND BATMAN DOESN'T USE GUNS.
And Superman? How did Richard Donner and Mario Puzo get him right in 1978, but he is uninteresting in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and now Justice League?
In Justice League, for me Wonder Woman is the only well written-- well developed--multi-dimensional character. Ezra Miller's Flash is also interesting. Everyone else is a jock, nothing special.
DC just has no quality control, and the solution to that is simple, STOP HIRING DIRECTORS, AND START HIRING FILMMAKERS--Directors who are also experienced writers/story tellers like Patty Jenkins, Chris Nolan, and Joss Whedon. AND THEY MUST KNOW AND LOVE THE DC COMICS CHARACTERS they are putting on film.
Otherwise, you just end up with the Hulk movies directed by Ang Lee and that other guy. Even then, there still needs to be someone scrutinizing the script and the dailies, or you just end up with Suicide Squad. And the cartoon Suicide Squad was pretty good, so how did the live version get so off?
Marvel has its act together, despite misfires like Age of Ultron, and Thor Dark World. So why can't DC?
Lastly, why isn't Darkseid the main villain? Why one of his subordinates? And if you're going to have the subordinate, why not bring Darkseid in at the end to raise the stakes--to show the fight will continue in the next film. At least show him in a post credit scene, instead of that douche bag version of Lex--oh nevermind.