Distinguishing itself from Marvel?

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2018)

I feel that DC is in a bit of a difficult position being so late to the party after The Avengers. The bar has been set quite high and Marvel has the clear advantage of having established itself first. It seems to me that DC is trying to establish it's own voice steering away from accusations of copying Marvel. The Dark Knight Trilogy is clearly their compass in this regard. A hard act to follow indeed.
Reviewers have suggested that solo films would have been a better way to introduce the characters but I think that this would only draw unfavourable comparisons to Marvel. I may be wrong but this is the assumption that I am making.
That being said, I think the chemistry between the leads was viable enough to warrant further exploration. I had a couple of groans at the beginning (only two) but this was more than made up for by the amount of 'wow cool' moments later on.
Given the constraints of having so much material to have to cram into one film, the final product was one that I would recommend. I have no doubt that I will watch this again at some point in the future.
Whereas I agree with some of the points made by other reviewers: somewhat rushed introductions; generic bad guy; sombre tone, I came away from this film genuinely looking forward to another installment.