Nutshell: Director Zach Snyder knows how to craft a scene to reach maximum audience reaction. With Batman v Superman, he builds up each superhero and then shows the cracks in the facade. But BvS suffers from too-much-itis; there’s a whole lot going on, and people who want an actual story may be disappointed. For those of us who just want to see our heroes on the big screen, and don’t mind wading through “what’s going on?” moments in order to get it? This serves as a kickass, albeit flawed, opening to the new DC movieverse. Grade: B-
“I’m saying there’s a cost.”
NOTE: I won’t be spoiling anything that you haven’t already seen in trailers for this flick*. Carry on.
Batfleck. Man of Steel. There’s been a lot of back and forth about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, almost as soon as the film started production. I’ve waffled about this film myself; part of me was totally pumped to see these two heroes together on the big screen. Another part of me cringed when I heard Ben Affleck deliver the line “Do you bleed?” — seriously, they couldn’t have used a better voice modulator? On the whole though, I decided to wait and see, because this matchup sounded cool, because the comic book version of this story kicks all sorts of ass, and because this is the start of a whole Justice League series of films that proves the DC Universe has serious penis envy can toss product into the multiplex with the best of ’em. (In fact, Justice League: Part One hits theaters next November, with Wonder Woman aiming for a summer 2017 release.)
So now I’ve seen the film, in all its dusty, dark-hued glory. And it ain’t bad. Continue reading
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