A good, yet flawed superhero movie

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2018)

After seeing the extremely disappointing Suicide Squad, I didn't know what to make of future DC films, because I was hopeful after seeing the amazing Wonder Woman, but scared after Suicide Squad. After checking this movie out, it's the best (and worst) of both worlds. It has some of the thrills and good story arch as Wonder Woman while keeping the predictability and a little of the exposition of Suicide Squad. In other words, this movie isn't all that great, but it's not bad at all either, as the high notes do outweigh the negatives. The positives make this movie a fun watch, as it has great performances, bright and colorful CGI, fun action scenes, and a good story flow that felt more focused than previous DC movies. However, this film suffers hard from the extremely predictable story and the amount of exposition which wasn't needed. It wasn't as bad as it was in Suicide Squad, but it's strange to see it in here especially since it's about every hero in the DC Universe, whom are all already well known. This, unfortunately, causes some of the great moments to feel a bit sluggish at times. The story, like I said, is very predictable and painfully bland, as it's the exact same "Stop the bad guy and win" cliche in every other superhero movie, and for this film being the first in the 2010s to have most of the main DC heros to have such a half-assed story is disappointing. But thankfully, as I stated earlier, the movie does have a better focus and better story arch than previous films, so despite this movie not having a great story, it was still entertaining. Overall, this movie is a massive step in the right direction when it comes to DC to finally make great movies consistently, and while this movie isn't quite there yet, it shows hope for future DC films. I recommend this movie for any DC fan out there, as it has enough to keep any fan of DC fan entertained, as this is, indeed, a good, yet flawed superhero movie. However, for those who want to watch a great superhero movie and they don't care which team it is, I recommend the Avengers a lot more.