A fun superhero team up that's rough around the edges.

Rating: 4/10 (24 November 2017)

In some ways I've been waiting for this movie my whole life. Now that I've finally seen the film, after sleeping on it these are my thoughts;
The Good:

I was taken off guard by the amount of fun I had with Justice League. For almost the entire run time the movie put a big smile across my face, and after it finished I was buzzing.

Focuses completely on its characters, every member of the League shines. There are so many great interactions between them and holy crap superhero moments.

Fixes what I didn't like about Batman in BvS and also presents (potential spoiler) the best interpretation of Superman I've seen in years.

Really does a great job of presenting a world that has lost hope, a world that needs something to look up to and be inspired by. It is up to the Justice League to fill this void,and the movie makes them all feel like HEROES. This part of the film really resonated with me.

Great action sequences that capture what you love about each of these heroes.

Plenty of laugh out loud moments.

Surprisingly touching at times.

I loved hearing bits and pieces of those classic superhero themes come back at some of the best points in the movie. Gave me chills every time.

Doesn't get carried away with setting up future movies or introducing a dozen different plot elements. Justice League doubles down on its characters and lets you spend plenty of time with them.

Loads of cool little Easter eggs that don't bog down the film.

Both post credits sequences that get you excited for what is to come.

The Bad:

While I think that JL being more straight forward is a good thing, the actual plot here is incredibly shallow. If you're coming to this looking for a great story, you'll have to look elsewhere. For the most part the plot is as generic as comic book films get.

Hands down one of, if not the worst villain I've ever seen in any film. He has no character at all and is only there as a threat and something for the JL to fight.

Extremely heavy on cgi, and not all of it is great, which can be quite distracting.

The film moves fast which unfortunately leads to some important plot elements being glossed over very quickly. As a fan, it's easy to keep up with what's going on. For the regular audience member, the film doesn't always explain itself very well and one could easily find themselves wondering what the heck is even happening. It's fairly all over the place.

The switch in tone after BvS is quite jarring. Although many will see this as a good thing.

The movie lacks a director's touch. It doesn't feel like a Zack Snyder movie, and I wouldn't say it feels a Joss Whedon movie either. Justice League feels very manufactured, with the pieces carefully put together in response to the negative reception of BvS in order to craft a movie that will appeal to the widest possible audience.

If it weren't for the fact that I finally got to see these characters I love on the big screen for the first time represented so beautifully, this would be an entirely forgettable and throwaway comic book movie. Justice League doesn't take any risks.

A couple of head scratching moments and places where the story needed to be tightened up.

Overall: I loved this film. It has multiple issues but ultimately they didn't hinder my enjoyment. I think how much people like Justice League will be up to each individual. People will want different things out of this film, and I can easily understand why someone would hate it as well as why someone would love it. As a film, it's not great, but as a fan, it gave me so many things that I wanted to see.