I really wanted to love this movie... As evidenced by my posts in the other thread.... It was not great.
The first half was good. Luthor missed the mark big time. He was more like the toyman. Luthor is supposed to be confident and charismatic. Instead we get his awkward son, that nobody likes.
The Doomsday stuff had all the depth of a video game cut scene. The cameos by other heroes were weird.
This movie could have been a descent Batman flick, but they added too much crap on. The Batman stuff had a very Frank Miller or Arkham Asylum vibe, which was great.
The good news is that they might be able to learn their lesson and set up some descent movies in the future. The universe as a whole is definitely salvageable.
I think a major hurdle going forward will be the Superman casting. He just has zero personality. Superman is supposed to be a friendly generally well liked persona. In this film, his presence was a drain in every scene.
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