Grittier than Marvel, a refreshing change

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2017)

27 November 2017 First Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester Tonight - The Justice League. DC strikes our screens again, and following the death of Superman, chaos is gaining the upper hand and Bruce Wayne aka Batman (Ben Affleck) starts to assemble a team to take on the newest threat. DC films are darker and more gritty than Marvel and while this may not suit everyone, I find them quite refreshing. This particular offering was definitely a film of two parts.....the first being laid out to give a back story to each of our superheroes and the latter half focusing on the team working together. All of our characters have issues and it's those issues that make them pull together and conquer their adversaries. I think my favourite character had to be Barry Allen aka The Flash played by Ezra Miller. Here is a lad who is very uncomfortable with his powers, he's not sure of his position in the team yet he suits up and jumps into the fray with no real clue as why he's there. You can really see him grow by the end of the film and assert himself as a real player and not just some tag along fly by night. An extremely watchable film which I'm sure will be appreciated by all ages.