In a world of Cinematic Universes arrives Justice League

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2018)

This review could have been written in 2 ways: 1. Evaluating the movie as a stand alone movie 2. Considering the now many cinematic universes, this one part of DC Universe, started with Fox X Men Universe and consolidated and ruled nowadays by Disney and Marvel. I think the 2nd way is more fun... Only if you live in a cave underground it is inevitable that you have not seen or heard about any movie of the MCU.
I will start saying: I really liked this movie. Ok, Marvel has done a fantastic job making some heroes more familiar that were not familiar and building the only true solid cinematic universe, they have taken their time and celebrated the 10 Anniversary of that universe with an epic movie...But let's face it:
DC has great super heroes, many of us grew up with their cartoons, comic books, movies or tv series, and watching them together in a movie is one good reason to see this movie.
Is Justice League funny? Yes. Is there chemistry within the actors? Yes. Are the battles and special effects good? Yes. Did all the Justice League members shined the same? No. Was the release of the movie a little bit rushed? Maybe. I will not get into the synopsis. Let's talk about some aspects of the movie.
The rhythm is good, I did not get bored at any time. Maybe with Man of Steel, Batman VS Superman, and even with Wonder Woman there were some slow paced scenes. But Justice League is fast paced and funny, all the time we get something new and fresh.
The Justice League Team: I think the main challenge was to get all the heroes together and make it in a credible and, at the same time, not in a boring way. For some that are more familiar to this super heroes (at comics, cartoons or their previous movie and TV series incarnations) it would not be a problem, but maybe for new generations, now adapted to Marvel Movies and being used to be presented each member at their own movie, seeing all this heroes together maybe is not that magical. But personally, and for the most familiar with them, I do think that you get to see chemistry within the team, and seeing them working together with their different abilities gives a lot of fun to the movie and some good action sequences. Now, let's talk about the members:
1st we get to see Wonder Woman / Gal Gadott. She had her successful and, in my point of view, very good stand alone movie. It is good to see some hints about her previous installment and also see a more mature character (there is gap of almost 100 years between the movies) that now has to come out of exile to save the world.

Batman: I think Ben Affleck's Batman is fine, maybe we haven't seen a lot from him and sometimes it feels that he is out of place. I mean, in the movie they say that he has been Batman for 20 years, we know, from B VS S, that the 1st Robin died but we never get to see that on screen, so sometimes is difficult to consider him as a full character. But in a way it is understandable considering all the portraits that we have had from Batman all over the years (live action movies and TV series, cartoon, lego-lized, etc). To present Batman's origins again would be too much. So, if you relax and remember that no matter the actor, you know the story of the Dark Knight, then you can sit and relax. Something I appreciated a lot was to hear again Danny Elfman's Batman theme, from Tim Burton´s movies.
We have Flash and Cyborg, the younger crew of the team. I think Flash, Ezra Miller was fantastic, very funny and nerdy, a very likable character. He works like the new Spider-Man Tom Holland for the Avengers but, I think he fits even better. Cyborg, Ray Fisher, was pretty good too, great special effects with his suit and powers. And watching a half human half robot boy dealing with all his changes is presented in a fast but credible way. The movie delivers some back story of both characters in a way that you get to know them and not getting bored in the way.
I have some complains with Aquaman. Although Jason Momoa does a good job and his look is fine, I do not think he really shined at any moment. There are some good effects underwater, but we never really get to see his powers used in some epic heroic battle. I know that there will be his own movie, but his introduction could have been better in this one.
And Superman, Henry Cavill - spoilers, if they are not obvious enough- Yes we have him coming back. I thought his "Resurrection" was going to be more epic, but it was not that bad seeing him all confused battling with the Justice League. Now we have the Man of Steel with all his powers, coming back, he is again the boy scout. I thought we would become a darker character, but that is just me. Also, we never get to see what happens outside the world, what do they think about him. Super heroes seem to be in an alternate world aside, something that is happening too to the Marvel Movies, the "Real World" is starting to feel more alienated each time.
Amy Adams and Diane Lane are back and have some moments with Superman but I think their characters are not that well developed, and maybe they don't even need to. The producers could have saved some money, or invest it better, and put other actresses in that roles. But I do not think Hollywood has a money$$$ problem at all!

The villain, Steppenwolf, - spoilers again - his motives and the Boxes of Power that he is seeking... Impossible not to compare it with the gems from the Avengers. Yeah, it is almost the same and yes, this is where the movie seems rushed and not that well developed. We are introduced to this boxes that even try to connect the stories of our characters. Was it a bad resource? No, just it proves that the DC Universe was built trying to have the success of Marvel's Avengers. I just hope, that now DC realizes that they have the best super heroes (yes Marvel, I am sorry. Maybe Spiderman...) and that DC can do good movies with their own formula (Bravo Wonder Woman and even Justice League in some way, Please burry Suicide Squad and Man of Steel).
In the end, Justice League is a fun movie, with a good team, good chemistry between actors and some good actions sequences. I would definitely recommend it and watch it again. 8 /10