We did not get justice

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2017)

Well a superhero film stand and falls with a super villain. This particular super villain called Steppenwolf is really an awful one. Not only is he badly animated (it felt like he came out of a computer game) but also is he so lame and badly written ( his quotes really are like just out of a bad 90s computer game). I am one of the few who tolerated "Batman Vs. Superman" although it was overlong, here they tried to avoid that and trimmed the film awfully down so that you really are not able to make much of a connection to most of the characters. The true emphasize was on CGI action, and although some images were truly great, the animation part was second class. Ben Affleck was as wooden as it gets, while he had some energy during his Batman debut, here he obviously paid his dues and had no motivation whatsoever. Henry Cavill was, okay but also wooden. I liked Gal Gadot who she had not the spirit as in her solo movie. Still she was probably the best of the cast along with Jason Momoa, who really had a cool character that makes me curious for his solo film (although I am not sure if his character works in a whole environment around him and not only s a sidekick). I also did like Ezra Miller who had some self irony, sure he was a bit too smart assay and a true sissy that was on the edge of being annoying but still bearable. The most interesting addition acting wise and character wise is Ray Fisher's Cyborg. But I never felt the bond of that gang, unlike with The Avengers. They tried it but failed. Oh and why were there only like 2 minutes of J.K. Simmons? Damn did they cut that thing. Also it should be illegal to waste Amy Adams like that. Jeremy Irons Alfred was just there for the sake of being there but did not add anything to the whole thing. Inspired images at times, a totally uninspired score ( tho I did recognize some of Danny Elfman'S original Batman tunes, which was cool at least). The only positive thing is here we really got the Batman Vs. Superman standoff we all were waiting for during Batman Vs. Superman. I don't need another installment of Zack Snyder's group therapy.