A clear and simple superhero ensemble

Rating: 6/10 (9 August 2018)

With a touch of the 'The Magnificent Seven' in style, the superheroes quickly get down to business of joining forces and producing the goods. The bickering and bonding spike the film with humour but sadly there is something missing in the charisma of these characters. Batman cuts a reduced figure - Ben Affleck's muscularity and desperate demeanour is appealing but he is less impressive delivering the droll humour and at times he is dull in the exchanges. A film with such a fantastical setting demands alacrity from its characters. Cyborg offers little more than crabbiness and so we are left with Wonder Woman to add some sparkle and charisma. By the second act fatigue sets in, with repetition in the action sequences. It's a thinly-written story but there's plenty of good visual effects and Flash serves up some good one-liners.