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Positives:

---The film takes a look at the question of theodicy (the problem of evil) and the answer has some great parallels and a powet rful reflection of the gospel message.

---I have to admit that I enjoyed the scene of Bruce Wayne reacting to the destruction of Metropolis during the War with Zod. It really did humanize him and at least show where the seed of his mad actions in this movie came from. I really thought Afleck did a good job with the material presented to him.

---The scenes with Wonder Woman were very good. She was scene stealing and refreshing and I couldn't help but wish I was watching a movie featuring her which is the problem when you have great character in a movie with characters who have been annoying out of character. It makes you long for something better and then you realize the same creative team would have influence over the project. (Ooh, I guess I should officially shift to the negatives.)

Negatives:

---Lex Luthor. Did Jesse Eisenberg really want to play the Joker in Suicide Squad and just decide to give the same performance. Here we have the cool calculating genius of Lex Luthor reduced to a hyperactive psychopathic twit. This was a painful performance to watch. Simply awful.

---Martha. Really? That changes the whole movie. Batman turns on a dime.

---Amy Adams was good in Man of Steel. In this film, I don't think she was given material worthy of her.

---That whole fight between Clark Kent and Perry White over covering Batman didn't really go anywhere.

---When you've got a hammer, everything looks like a nail. There are certain storytelling techniques that can be great if used sparingly and intelligently. In Batman/Superman, they have too many dramatic clip mixes over things that aren't really dramatic, conversations with dead relatives, dream sequences, etc. The film uses these too much, greatly lessening their impact.

---The pacing is horrible. There are some good parts but you have to sit through so much unnecessary and dull dreck to get to it. It's not until the final half hour that we see Wonder Woman or Superman the seminal battle.

Overall, this film was bad It was tedious, overwritten, and a chore to watch. I will need some very solid reviews before I'd consider watching another installment in this series.

Rating: 3.5/10