Wow. I didn't see that coming

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 2017)

Wow. I've just watched Justice League and have to admit, I don't know if it's my incredibly low - or virtually nonexistent - expectations, or the fact, that I'm a little sick right now, or the low price of admission, but this movie is the first one in the DC extended Universe, after Man of steel, that genuinely surprised me! (Wonder Woman was a film that was more needed for women in the movie industry, than a phenomenon which everybody seems to be calling) I can't seem to think of anything that would greatly bother me here. The movie isn't boring at all, there's plenty of action, the heroes all work together, they fight together, make good use of their abilities, they banter a lot between each other, got their backs when it's needed, nobody is exaggerated, the power level of individual character is true to the scenario (Batman is still just a strong human and Superman is an invincible alien)... I don't know, it all just clicked like two pieces of Legos. Interactions between them are funny when they should be, and where they shouldn't, there is some intrigue and a little drama. Flash isn't infantile or annoying (trailers marketed him that way). Aquaman isn't some big jock (similar). Cyborg... OK, Cyborg is there to push the plot forward, but even that works somehow. What's even more appreciated, there are moments, which make the heroes tonally appropriate. For instance, the scene where Superman shows up and does what he does, the moment with flash and later with Batman are instant gold. This one scene more than makes up for whole BvS movie. Right now I'm fresh from the viewing, so I'm seeing through pink glasses and I won't complain about one dimensional antagonist, or constant jumping from location to location without any coherent time frame or other flaws, which the film definitely has. Also, I won't compare it to Avengers, because I feel that's kind of a different movie overall, but my impressions after I left the Justice League are definitely on the good side, not the other way around, so for me it's a very pleasant feeling after all of the previous DCEU movies experienced on the big screen. But hey, what do I know? I'm the guy who didn't like Thor 3 AT ALL and thought that X-men: Apocalypse wasn't as bad as everybody thinks.