So much potential, so disappointing.

Rating: 1/10 (2 December 2017)

Where do I even begin... Superman is literally the World's FIRST superhero and should therefore be treated with a little respect, this movie FAILED miserably at doing even that. From the opening scene which is supposedly filmed from the perspective of kids shooting foootage of Superman on their cel phones, this is a joke. First, for continuity sake when the hell did this happen? The Superman portrayed in the footage certainly wasn't the one that was in Man of Steel or BvS developmental-wise. Second, Henry Cavill looks like a morphed freak. YES, everything you have heard about how bad the mustache removal was is true. I had seen some screen shots on-line and they were so bad I thought they must have been a joke... they were not. If WB reeeeaallly wanted Joss Whedon to revamp this movie THAT bad then they should have at least paid for the effects! So, from the opening scene you are put in the mood that this is gonna be bad. Now, I will say that there were moments that you could tell were Snyder's, and they walked right up to the edge of greatness and then instead of blowing our minds, were ruined by some obvious Whedon BS one- liner which was intended to lighten the tone for us stupid masses. They just destroyed every potential character beat that otherwise would have put a chill down every fan-boy and girl's spine. I contemplated my one star and even slept on it but as much as I wanted to love this movie I just can't. I, in fact have decided to convince myself that this never happened. Let me go on... Super- breath!! Superman freezing Steppenwolf's axe so WW could shatter it with her sword!? That power just doesn't translate to the big screen, it's cheesy and didn't even work in Superman II. How about Superman calling Flash a slow poke or literally picking up an entire apartment building full of people intact! Physically, that isn't even possible... the friggin' building would fall apart, unless of course the construction in cold war Russia was just that awesome that this is possible. Just so much potential but with just so many STUPID Whedon moments sprinkled in to destroy the tone altogether. JW and WB made the entire JL into a laughingstock. This is so sad really. Another issue is the soundtrack... remember how badass it was when we met WW in BvS? Batman is about to get wasted by Doomsday and WW jumps in with the help of an incredible soundtrack and you see and feel that you just witnessed something really cool. This movie lacked any moment like that at all. The musical choices were terrible. I have liked Danny Elfman in the past but this shouldn't have been his movie. The opening Batman sequence on the rooftop left me expecting Michael Keaton to pop out and say "I'm Batman." Remember that moment in the trailer when Alfred says "he said you'd come" and everyone was like "who the heck is it?" Superman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter?? That scene wasn't even in this cut. Lets not forget that the JLA came before the Avengers. Thanos was an admitted rip-off from DC. Jack Kirby's Fourth World was beyond the imaginations of anyone else in the industry. All of these characters deserved so much more. The moments were there, the casting was great, I liked every character and you could see the potential screaming to be let out. WB is just so short-sighted. They failed to have faith in us, the consumers and fans, that we could see Snyder's trilogy to its conclusion. Instead they saw an opportunity with Snyder's personal tragedy and called in the Marvel-boy to turn this in to the Avengers. The problem is that it was intended to be better, to have deeper themes, than anything ever seen over at Marvel. WB lost faith in us the fans and they suck for it. This cut of the movie will never be on my shelf, after this review I'll stop tracking its box office, or any news about it, I just don't give a sh*t anymore. Sorry to ramble on but it hurts to get a glimpse of what could have been great and then see it so clearly taken away. It is easy to tell every scene that Whedon re-shot because Superman's face looks jacked-up, and every scene was disappointing. My guess is that there was going to be some really cool stuff happen when he came back but now you can't even tell what was going to be, it's so diluted. BTW - I don't think Superman's first reaction when coming back would be to rip the JL a new one! Oh man, where are the writers of the death and Life of Superman of the '90's? We needed your talent and respect for the character now more than ever. They treated that story with such respect that I have been collecting ever since. So devastating to see the characters you have devoted so much time and energy into be treated like this. Don't waste your time with this movie. Lets just hope that the greedy execs at WB release the Snyder cut either in theaters or on blu-ray... that is our last hope. I think that the probability is high because if the footage already exists they will surely want to profit from it. Otherwise, great job Joss Whedon for destroying the Superman franchise and taking is backwards 30 years in maturity. Super-freezing breath, picking up entire buildings, telling jokes in the middle of literally everything. Goober-faced Superman. No depth. Wrong music. I give up.