The inevitable directors cut should elevate this to another league

Rating: 7/10 (21 November 2017)

Justice League
On the theatrical release of Batman Vs Superman, that particular movie was met with a lot of negative criticism. I think mainly due to the incoherent storyline. Yes the movie was a dark brooding affair but this wasn't the real problem. Batman is supposed to be dark. No, the real problem was that the film had been meddled with by studio executives. They cut up the film to give it a leaner runtime. A shorter film allows more screenings, more screenings results in more money. On the release of the directors cut or Ultimate edition as it is known, I believe we got a much better movie.
Fast forward on to the Justice League and those studio execs have been meddling once more. However this time around we do get a much more enjoyable movie right off the bat! (Pardon the pun). At 2hrs and 1 min this movie does have its work cut out. Obviously we are up to speed with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman but the film needs to establish three unexplored Superheroes and the actual storyline.
The actual story is generic superhero movie fodder. Nothing original here. Big evil nasty dude needs to gather together three ridiculously named objects (Mother boxes! Really?) that will bring about worldwide destruction and only our newly assembled heroes can stop him. The villain in question is Steppenwolf a bland CGI creation who evokes no feeling of danger or peril in the audience and is only really there for our heroes to kick the crap out of. This is where the movie feels under developed and rushed.
Justice Leagues strongest point is the Superhero characters themselves. Just enough time is given to develop the newcomers and their camaraderie is what makes the film shine. A good dose of humour has been injected into the script and this allows the paying audience to have a good time.
Ben Affleck is superb as Batman even if I personally still prefer Christian Bales take on the character. Gal Gadot proves she was the absolute right choice to play Wonder Woman. Bringing me on to the newbies. Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Ezra Miller as the Flash bring the humour and Ray Fisher as Cyborg is the coolest robotic creation since the Terminator. OK maybe after the original Robocop. Last but certainly not least (spoiler ahead) is the return of Henry Cavill as Superman. Another part of the movie that seems rushed is the Man of Steels resurrection. We all knew it was coming but it feels that a large chunk of his return was left on the cutting room floor. This is a shame as Cavill's reappearance as the man from Krypton is the highlight of the movie. He has certainly eased into the role and this is the Superman we've all been waiting to see.
Justice League is a much more colourful movie , more in tone with Wonder Woman's debut than Batman Vs Superman and it has rays of humour that light up the screen. There are problems with the movie though, but I think they're problems that can be mostly ironed out when the directors cut inevitably arrives.
Those studio execs sure do know how to extract our money from us