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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
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Critic Consensus: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice smothers a potentially powerful story -- and some of America's most iconic superheroes -- in a grim whirlwind of effects-driven action.
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| Rating: | PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality) |
| Genre: | Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Directed By: | Zack Snyder |
| Written By: | David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio |
| In Theaters: | Mar 23, 2016 Wide |
| Box Office: | $166.0M |
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Critic Reviews for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
All Critics (302) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (88) | Rotten (214)
As a superhero flick, it's shockingly joyless and overlong, with the two iconic crimefighters presented as angry, cranky, easily manipulated men in tights.
To be fooled into believing what we see on screen is part of the cinematic experience and Snyder has failed to fool us. [Full review in Spanish]
A beautiful shell with nothing inside. [Full review in Spanish]
Basically a long, tedious and angry teaser for what DC has in store for the future, and by the looks of it, it will be dark, gritty and poorly acted. [Full review in Spanish]
Snyder keeps his stylle but he also seems more controlled, it seems the director paid attention to the criticism he received on the catastophic ending of his last DC venture. [Full review in Spanish]
Batman v Superman is a lunking, clumsy, beautiful and thrilling behemoth of a film. The faults are there for all to see. But so are the good points.
Audience Reviews for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman should have been an engaging character study, but it's overstuffed - crowded with actors, jammed with plot, packed with mayhem. Look at the title. It promises a one-on-one showdown between two titans of the superhero world. Granted we do get that. If two physical specimens throwing each other around sounds exciting, then you will be pleased. But there's so much excess fat in this almost three hour film. Too many extraneous plot threads muddle a crowded adventure. Was it really necessary to present the Batman origin story yet another time? I got it, Zack Snyder. Bruce Wayne's parents were murdered. Sheesh! That scene has had more performances than Phantom of the Opera. Cameos from Charlie Rose, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Anderson Cooper are superfluous padding.
We're talking about two guys that dress up in tights and run around fighting crime. The very idea is inherently silly, but you'd think we were detailing the most horrific chapters of World War II given this movie's utterly bleak tone. There's little room for "fun" when grim, depressing self-importance is the thrust of the DC agenda. The strident inability to "lighten up" must also afflict writers Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer who penned this ponderous screenplay. Batman v Superman isn't horrible. It's intermittently involving as it unfolds, but all these issues weigh it down upon reflection. One of those "I was mildly entertained while I sat in the theater, but days later I couldn't care less" type films.
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When hollywood, in all their lurid cash-in policy, again throws away their money and the dignity of DC comics' biggest characters at the feet of a man-child with delusions of grandeur, this is what we all get, and worst of all: we deserve it. It happened when we as audience began to misinterpret verosimilitude (which, ironically, was the key word for Richard Donner and his crew when they pulled together the original 78 superman movie) with misery, darkness and hyper violence, all wrapped up in a mindless computer generated world. This horrible mash-up is one of the lamest and most disgraceful excuses to, once again, keep bribing our childhood.
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In terms of spectacle and action Batman v Superman mostly delivers the goods, but in terms of narrative excellence, it is simultaneously plodding and just plain not good enough for these classic characters. Ben Affleck does make a good Batman and gives a great performance, but I did not really like this interpretation of Batman. I prefer my Batman with morals and not a vigilante who does not care anymore. The fact that we don't get a backstory for this version of Batman only makes it worse. Maybe there's a reason for his actions, but obviously we are never told them so it how are we supposed to know? I liked Henry Cavill in Man of Steel and I liked him here too. Jesse Eisenburg was his normal self, but it worked enough. Gal Gadot and the Wonder Woman character seemed shoe horned in, but nonetheless added some juice. I really wanted to love this, but I find myself asking how a different director would have done. At this point, we know Snyder's strengths and weaknesses as a director and they are on full display in this movie. This isn't as bad as people are making it out to be and can be enjoyable, but it could have been so much more given the source material. If you are interested though, go ahead and see it. I want them to go forward with the Justice League and a standalone Batman movie with Ben Affleck so maybe we can get some context into this version of the character. Maybe then we can look back on this with different opinions.
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