Spicy, Cheesy, and Ultimately Unsubstantial

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2019)

Zack Snyder's previous films were like triple-decker sandwiches. The top layer of the sandwich is awesome cinematic coolness - like a spicy, memorable pickle. The middle layer is a disappointment. Over-moist lettuce and processed cheese that stick to the roof of the mouth and almost ruin the whole experience. But the base layer makes up for it: a deep, rich meatiness that you want to savour again and again, despite the drawbacks that go along with it.
It turns out that this deeply satisfying foundation had nothing to do with Zack Snyder at all, but belonged completely to his source material. Snyder's latest film takes the exciting pickle and the disappointing cheese and turns them both up to eleven. But with no source material (the film is Snyder's brainchild alone) the base layer is bland and unsubstantial.
4/10