Justice League (7.2/10)

Rating: 6/10 (17 November 2017)

Review: Justice League is a pretty good movie. It's not bad or great, and while there were a lot of hiccups leading up to the release, including $25MM in reshoots, a change of directors and writers, and a time crunch to get the CGI done before the film's November 17th release date, I'd say it's a movie worth seeing. It definitely doesn't have the feel of when Marvel brought The Avengers together for the first time on the big screen, but it is a step-up from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad.
Let's start with the pros. The characters. Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) steals the show (as she did this summer in her solo movie debut), The Flash (Ezra Miller) is the comedic hooligan of the group, Aquaman (Jason Momoa) is the BAMF and King of the Ocean, and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) is the brains. While the character development for 3 new characters is tough to achieve when making a 2 hour film, I think that the movie does a good job in regards to providing enough back story on each character to give a sense of clarity for the viewer. Another pro is the lighter tone of the movie compared to Batman v Superman. You can clearly see where Joss Whedon picked up after Zack Snyder stepped down. Whedon is a mastermind and it was great to see his comedic take on film come to life in Justice League.
And now the cons. The movie's plot is just like any other superhero team up film. Villain comes to Earth and needs to collect the "doomsday" machine. Villain collects said machine. Villain inevitably loses to the superhero group after the group goes through a loss/devastating blow. It is predictable and we've seen in many times over (The Avengers, Batman v Superman, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Suicide Squad). Besides the predictable plot, it's upsetting to see a movie with a ~$300MM budget butcher the CGI. You can clearly tell where they fell short due to the Joss Whedon reshoots, and while it could've been better, it just wasn't up-to-par like most Marvel movies. For anyone who is a fan of DC, there are plenty of Easter eggs that set up future films.
Like I said, it's a pretty good movie that's worth the watch if you're a fan of the genre.