This "film" does everything but justice to the Justice League!

Rating: 2/10 (19 October 2019)

*The "movie" that I'm going to review today is called: "You Can't Save the World Alone". Wait, what's that? This "film" is called "Justice League"? You would never know unless you look at the poster with magnifying glasses! Wow, even the poster designer was too embarrassed to acknowledge that this was a "Justice League" film. That's pretty bad, isn't it? What a lousy poster, and they don't even have the lousy excuse for Superman on the poster, or Green Lantern! Wow, did they get one thing right?! Film Making 101: the poster should match the concept of the movie you're trying to express, it should not be designed to infuriate people! That's not a good sign when the poster aggravates you before you actually watch the "movie" itself, what little there actually is!*
"Justice League" (2017), this was one of the most highly anticipated superhero films of all-time. People have been waiting for years to see a live-action "Justice League" film, and this is what we get. They blew it, again! How is this possible?! Warner Bros. Pictures, you own the rights to all of these phenomenal comic book characters and stories, and this is how you express them?! Terrible acting, boring sets/locations, cheap special effects, and an underwhelming soundtrack. The only real passable performance in this "film" is from Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. She seems to be the only actor who's actually trying. Everyone else is lackluster, and they put on surprisingly even worse performances in this "movie" than in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016). How?! Ben Affleck is boring, Ezra Miller as The Flash is cringeworthy and obnoxious, Ray Fisher plays a dull Cyborg, Jason Momoa is overrated and cringeworthy as Aquaman, and of course Henry Cavill is an insult to the real Superman; Christopher Reeve. Spoiler alert, not that there's anything worth spoiling in this "film" though. They bring the "Superman character" back to life, but they really should have brought Christopher Reeve back to life rather than Henry Cavill! Also, there is no Green Lantern, who is supposed to be one of the original members of the team. That made a lot of comic book and movie fans furious. Film Making 101: if you're making a movie about a group of people, then make sure all the characters are included! The sets/locations are dull, and are obviously filmed using either blue screen or green screen. It's pretty bad when you can actually tell that the backgrounds are fake! The only real sets used are just plain dull and unoriginal. As for the special effects, I don't even know where to begin with those! To keep a long story short, I've seen more realistic special effects and animation on Playstation video games! Another thing, The Flash does not give off lightning when he runs. I can understand breaking the sound barrier, but he does not produce lightning! Who approved of that idea?! But probably the worst effect is Cavill's CGI face to hide his mustache. The reason he didn't shave was because he was in the middle of filming a real movie; "Mission: Impossible-Fallout" (2018). He made the right move choosing to stay 100% faithful to that movie rather than this embarrassing "Justice League" parody! The soundtrack has good moments, but overall it's just underwhelming. Danny Elfman is one of my top 10 favorite music composers in cinema. But this one is just feels jumbled and generic in most places. Even the most perfect film makers and music composers have to have at least one dud, and unfortunately this was one of Elfman's worst. The opening credits song is one of the most cringeworthy and out of place songs I've heard in any movie. But the biggest insult is the use of John Williams' "Superman" theme when Henry Cavill in a poorly made Superman costume shows up. That just added salt to the wound! How dare you use that music in this travesty of a "movie"?! That's an insult to the real Man of Steel, Christopher Reeve! This "film" is not worth that theme in the slightest. There is one good thing I can salvage from this diarrhea dump of a "film", the story. That doesn't mean it's good, but it had a clear focus and stuck to one storyline, with very little to no subplots getting in the way. Overall, "Justice League" is yet another dull, boring and unpleasant viewing experience in the sorry lineup of modern live action DC films. Maybe we'll get a real live-action "Justice League" film someday. I give this "movie" 1 out of 5 stars on my scale, which equates to 2 out of 10 IMDB stars. One thing I figured I'd point out is that this movie effectively had two different directors overseeing the production; Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon. The reason why is because Snyder's daughter committed suicide during the making of "Justice League", R.I.P. Maybe she was embarrassed to be related to a terrible film maker? Hmmmm..... With the "movie" unfinished, Joss Whedon stepped in to finish it. Wow, he switched from Marvel to DC? Bad career move! With two different directors, the "movie" had an inconsistent tone. Snyder has terrible taste in directors by choosing Whedon, he should have been aware of the failure known as "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015), directed by Joss Whedon and set out to find a better director! Bottom line is, "Justice League" does not do the original superheroes justice. Hopefully if they reboot DC, which they should, we'll get a proper "Justice League" movie. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this "film" as possible. You'll really be doing yourself justice!