So much done right.
So much done wrong. As a fan of
the DC Universe it’s hard not to be excited seeing the Holy Trinity of
Superheroes up on screen at last. At
the same time it’s very disappointing because the end result is ultimately a
mixed bag. I was certainly entertained
and thought Zack Synder did a fantastic job giving us a war between Batman and
Superman that looked incredible. I
loved seeing Superman’s continued story unfold after the events of Man of
Steel. Wonder Woman’s introduction was
beyond good. [I must eat crow. I was one of those that thought Gal Gadot was
an awful choice to play the Amazonian warrior.
Boy, was I wrong. She nailed
it. I thought she’d be too tiny and
looked more like a Victoria Secret model than an action hero. Gadot proves to have the presence to play
the part. We’ll see if she has the
acting chops to hold together an entire stand-alone film now.] I thought the film worked well as a jumping
point of more Justice League stories.
At the same time, there was some cringe-worthy moments that even had me
(a biased fan) shaking his head. In the
end if you're a fan of DC superheroes, you’ll probably enjoy this film. But if you’re more of a DC hater (a Marvel
lover) you’ll mock it and cheer. Warner
Brothers has some work to do to get this shared universe in check but I have
hope they’ll find away. Grade: B+
Spoilers:
More on what went wrong.
1) Lex Luthor (played by Jesse Eisenberg) did a fine job and I can’t
blame him for missing the mark. For that
I have to blame the writers. Lex starts
off great as a scheming and brilliant puppet maker. Then in the last act his entire sanity and
motivation is tossed way and it’s here where the film really unravels. And they were on the right track: Lex’s
reason to create Doomsday should have been to have a Superman replacement, one
that he could control. When Batman
doesn’t kills Superman, he sets into motion plan B, commanding Doomsday to kill
him. More on Doomsday below. 2) Ben Affleck, I think, is a great choice to
play Batman. But his character needed
more work. I don’t need Batman joking
around or anything, he should be serious, but his transition from angry avenger
to inspired hero was not very believable.
Also it’s a bit hard for me to swallow someone as smart as Bruce Wayne
so easily being tricked by Lex Luthor.
3) Then there’s Doomsday. Please
DC if you learn anything from this film, hire a new creature designer (of
course they didn’t learn from Green Lantern but maybe three’s a charm). Doomsday is a mess. Not only is he nothing like the character
from the comics (which would be fine) he’s boring. Instead of giving us an intelligent and
menacing villain that wants to kill Superman at all costs, Snyder and company
gives us a brainless Frankenstein-hulk.
They could have done better. They
should have done better.
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