Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) by Matthew D — 21 Oct 2017

Good Movie. Delivered the fight promised in the Title but contrary to the expectations. It was more of an Ideological battle. The Batman portrayal is by far the best portrayal of the character in years and again we get to see a very tactical Alfred. The story's exploration of the conflict within Superman about himself was a good attempt but not compelling. The build up of characters and their motives was discreet and not one continuous process. One reason perhaps is that the movie relied heavily on the visual style of story telling which could have been improved had the title character engagements were more vocal. The most vulnerable point of the dawn of justice was the team up of the title characters. Because the story telling was heavily visual it could not deliver it. Perhaps this is the reason where the movie fell short.

However giving it a second or a third watch would create an understanding of the plot. Summing up. The story is good and so are the characters involved but the delivery was the culprit which kept it from becoming the biggest superhero movie of all time.

BvS is a watchable and an interesting movie.