The Future looks bright for the DC Cinematic Universe!

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2017)

Justice League is here, can we all actually just process that in our minds that a live action film of JL has been made, some of us me included never thought the day would come. I'm a film fan first and foremost and like both Marvel and DC comic book films, for the reason that they are both extremely different tones and themes, I would say that I slightly prefer DC because the darker tone suits me better.
History of the film, the overall product and response.
This film had a lot of hurdles to overcome to say the least even before the film entered production and whilst it was in production. 1) The reaction from critics and fan's to both Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad were negative, even though the films did have some redeeming features to them 2)Due to this reaction Warner bros and DC made the decision to move towards are more lighter tone, hence the number of jokes in JL. 3)Also there is the personal tragedy of Zack Snyder which is unthinkable and horrifying for anyone to go through, this obviously resulted in Joss Whedon coming in to take over the film. This change in hands over the film then results in the mass amount of re-shoots that were undertaken in this film in an extremely short amount of time.
After reading reviews for the film the concussion I got was that there is going to be a clear divide in opinion between fans and critics, even more than previous entries which is hard to believe. With some critics even going as far as to say that the film is even worse than Batman &Robin, god forbid!!
The Film.
Yes, I personally thought that there was enough good in the film for me to give it a positive review, which is a credit to the hard work put in during the re-shoots and throughout the whole roller-coaster of a production.
The Cast
If this is Ben Affleck's last performance as Batman then I tip my hat to you sir you have done a fine job in stepping into the shoes left by Christian Bale, I know its a separate universe. Affleck is great again in the role as Batman and Bruce Wayne, even now and then coming in with a few one liners that actually work. Gal Gadot is again a standout was Wonder Woman/ Diana Prince brings everything that we love about the character from her solo film into this one. She is the heart of the film and some so really good scenes with Affleck, their chemistry is very good. Now the three new characters firstly Ezra Miller as The Flash, I thought he was OK, I would be interested in seeing a standalone film to establish his character a bit more because even though what we got with him and his father was good I was left wanting more. Next is Jason Momoa as Aquaman, his portrayal in the film has made me reconsider the character completed he was fantastic in the film and I now cant wait until next year to see his solo film. Lastly Ray Fisher who plays Cyborg, is also extremely good in the film and actually a focal point of the story throughout which was surprising but again really good performance. All of them work extremely well together as a cast and as a team, the dynamic of the team is all I wanted and needed absolute brilliantly written and directed.
Other performances such as Henry Cavill was great once again as Superman, I've thought he was great in all the films so far so having him back and completing the Death of Superman arc was really nice. Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, JK Simmons, Billy Crudup and Amber Heard are all really good in their small roles. Green Lantern and Deathstroke, just Yes!
The Negatives
The CGI, yes for a reported $300 million film you would think that the CGI would be top class however for some strange reason this film has some very bad CGI. Firstly on removing Henry Cavill's moustache, mission impossible 6 better be good now after this, is bad but its only like that for a while. The end fight just like with BVS, Suicide Squad and Wonder Women the end is just a CGI mess which is of putting.
The Story and the humour of the film for me are extremely weak for this type of film and for the latter I don't believe it works in a DC film, that has to be Whedon's work because if you just heard the audio you'd believe its a Marvel film. This is what I feared would happen and unfortunately it just doesn't work all the time, if this trend continues then comic book films will become over saturated because there the same and light in tone. The story is very weak and basic which is also probably due to the mass re-shoots but it wavers in and out and sometimes doesn't add up which is sad to see because this is not a transformers film its the Justice League and they definitely deserve better.
Overall the film is 60% out of 100 or 6 out of 10, The major problems with once again story and structure its what lets this film down for me that along with the increase in humour that doesn't work all the time and almost morphs into a marvel film at times. However doesn't the Future of the DC cinematic universe look good with all theses amazing characters and possibilities, this is the end of Snyder esk films and the beginning of something special, DC will get there in the end I have hope. Better than BVS and Suicide Squad but not than Man of Steel or Wonder Woman.