Unfortunate, Forgettable - Zero Effort Production

Rating: 5/10 (26 November 2017)

Giving this 5 stars "just because", but it honestly could be rated far lower. Certainly not a 10 star film by any stretch, so ignore the studio PR social media teams.
I wanted to like this movie for a whole host of reasons; I like all of the characters, I like and respect the original comics and I loved the visuals from the previous films, but this was a lame effort on the part of the writers, directors and really the actors. Watching this film, I was struck by the lack of enthusiasm that all involved seemed to have for the opportunity that they had in its making. None of the actors really seemed to take their roles seriously. The acting, for the most part was atrocious as were the lines that the actors were expected to deliver. The scenes were poorly written and poorly directed and didn't seem to flow coherently. The entire movie is a forgettable mess that just leaves me sad for DCU fans.
Here are just a few things that ruined this film: Hipster, tattooed Aquaman portrayed as a UFC style "bro-dude" spouting lines like - "That's what I'm talking' 'bout!" and "..I dig it".
Whiny, anxiety-riddled Flash constantly complaining throughout the movie.
The Cavill/Gadot sex symbol show. Yes, they are both extremely good looking people but that's not really why I paid to see this movie. Thanks for working Gadot's ass into so many shots, but I really wanted see a movie with a bit more substance.
Product placement from Mercedes that was so obvious it was laughable.
Smuggled-in politics, from the scene depicting the white-power skinhead dude screaming outside of a Moslem owned store while a Moslem child gazes on in fear, to quips about global warming between Bruce Wayne and Aquaman. I get it, all this stuff is bad, but I didn't come to see this film to be preached to.
There was more, but as I stated, the movie was pretty forgettable.