Enjoyable Superhero Team-Up With a Teaspoon of Underwhelming

Rating: 7/10 (30 November 2017)

7.2/10 Here it is! The culmination of the DC Universe, that unites the beloved heroes from our childhood in... the shortest DCEU movie to date? And the least profitable one at that? What's supposed to be a grandiose milestone is just a fun, flawed and a bit forgettable movie. The one thing that JL undoubtedly succeeded in selling us the characters. I am now officialy interested in their separate solo movies,albeit their introductions feeling rushed in the midst of the whole behind-the-scenes drama. The editing room of WB probably looks like a particularly booze-fueled bar brawl right now. Good luck cleaning Wan! Speaking of chaotic wreckage, how did this CGI happen to exist? Sure, some of it looks nice, but the villain looks straight out of a PS3 game. Steppenwolf, as they continue on and on repeating his name, is just a cookie cutter threat with a few cool lines. Aliens are invading as many blockbuster scripts as planets nowadays. The pacing in the beginning is a bit frustrating, originating from shifting the focus from character to character. What truly saves this movie is the team interaction. I have always though that Affleck is okay as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman has been the main driving force for DC and the new "recruits" are fun. Their witty banter about everyone's own corner of the world is what adds a much needed flair to the movie. You can feel that behind every character, there is the potential for a whole movie franchise to bloom.
Conclusion: Enjoyable,but inelegantly underwhelming, Justice League paves the road for a lighter tone in the future of the DCEU. The characters make the journey worth travelling as their team-play breathes life into the movie. I allow myself to be pessimistically excited for future films in this shared universe. And from now on let only one director handle a project please!