An incredibly watchable movie

Rating: 8/10 (22 November 2017)

Critics ravage the pacing, CGI, and villain to a somewhat fair extent. The pacing in the first half is at a minimum "earnest," seeking to establish the backstory so that the rest of the movie can occur. The villain is one dimensional, with a motive of "destroy things" and power that's never reaaaaalllllyyyy fully defined. However, this is a fun and rewatchable movie. The CGI (moustache CGI) is noticeable but not bad in the scenes where you can tell, and you can't tell in other scenes. The plot is very straightforward, and the characters definitely develop a chemistry initially but also increase it over the course of the movie. The themes of the main characters and their personal motivations are well fleshed out, and the action is fun and easy to follow. There are multiple moments that will blow the socks off of even the most rudimentary comic book/comic character fan, and you walk out of the theater smiling and content with what you just saw. There are two after-credits scenes, the first one is enjoyable regardless but if you've seen any DC comic or read any wiki or have any knowledge of the CW/DC universe the second one is soooooo amazing. The Flash in particular steals the show in this as well as cyborg, and I honestly can't figure out a reason this movie has been so poorly reviewed. Yes, there are tone shifts caused by the shifts in between directors, but a lot of them flow quite well. This is a fun movie, and anyone above the rating of the film (PG-13) will find it a fun watch.