Batman v Superman Review [SPOILER-FREE]

The film comic book fans have been waiting for, but does Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice live up to the hype? Today we're gonna be taking a look at what works and what doesn't in this superhero epic.

First off, let's settle one thing: This isn't a Superman movie, it's a Batman flick that's mascaraed as a shared film. It makes sense because Batman is a more popular character and, if the film received substantial negative reviews, as it has, it's better to lean on a financially viable character so that Warner Bros can turn a profit (But that won't be a problem, considering the film grossed over 400 million dollars in just two days). With that out of the way, we can move on to the meat and potatoes of the review

THE GOOD: Ben Affleck portrays a very convincing, jaded, and aging version of the caped crusader. I't's somewhat ironic, considering how fans across the world cried out in terror when Warner Bros announced the casting a couple of years ago, and then he turns out to be one of the best parts of the movie. An interesting thing about this movie is that we get to see more depth to the Bruce Wayne side of the persona, including a scene where we see the destruction of Metropolis from Wayne's point of view. Out of all of the characters, Affleck's Batman, and Iron's Alfred are by far the most detailed, complicated, and believable.

The Fight Scene. The movie builds up to it for about an hour and a half for this scene, and when Batman and Superman throw down, it's exciting. I'm not gonna lie, I had a huge grin sprawled across my face when I saw Bats and Supes throw punches, but, the fight ends pretty quickly and we move onto our final act.

THE BAD: I hate talking trash on movies, partly because I understand how much time, energy, manpower, and money a whole host of people spend to create films, but also, there is a part of me that wants to totally forget all of the negatives and blindly love the movie, however, there are some major flaws in this film.

First, the way Doomsday is created makes basically no sense, and the screenwriters basically skipped
over the science just so we could have Batman, Supes, and Wonder Woman throw down and save the world. Doomsday feels shoved into the movie in the final act and there is hardly any build up for his appearance. Character wise, the only one I have a problem with is Jessie Eisenburg's portrayal of Lex Luthor (yes, yes, I know it's his son, but let me finish). Luthor has legitimate no motives to kill Superman besides the fact that he's a bad guy who does bad things, and his portrayal of the character, while convincing, made me cringe overtime he appeared on- screen. I'm not gonna go into too much detail, but these are the major problems I noticed.

CONSENSUS:  Batman V Superman, despite what most critics tell you, is an entertaining, yet much darker interpretation of the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader. If you love the comics and hold authenticity dearly, you may not love the movie. But if you're a fan who's willing to see a different incarnation of the heroes you grew up on, you'll probably be satisfied by it.