I SEEN'T IT!
No spoilers. Just impressions. The reviews I have skimmed featured words like 'joyless', 'mess', and 'slog' -- and I find all of those descriptors to be apt quite frankly. There are a couple of good, well shot sequences (awe inspiring at times) in this movie but the end product just left me feeling empty. The first half was simply a chore to get through, you could feel it in the audience -- the feeling of them getting impatient. There are some scenes that just flat out made me feel uneasy to the point where I had to wonder if Zack even viewed these characters as something that children might be into. There is a certain mischaracterization of one of these superheroes that I felt betrayed everything that drew me to him in the first place -- it's blatant and happens on multiple occasions. A staple of his creed, the most quintessential aspect of who he is, something I would wager most of the general audience knows about this character. Lastly the references made to the larger DC cinematic universe were so sloppily and haphazardly done, it simply took me out of the movie.
I didn't like Man of Steel, and I enjoyed this movie even less. In fact, this movie has cemented how much Zack Snyder is a mismatch for this franchise for me. I honestly have no desire to watch Justice League after this and this is coming from a DC fan whose gateway into superheroes/comic books as a kid was Batman and Superman in the early 90's. God, I hope Suicide Squad is good, or it's going to be 3 for 3.
