Review of Justice League (2017) by Sjohn — 18 Nov 2017

A compelling yet ultimately flawed movie, it deserves a lot of praise for its action, characters and world building. However the Villain Steppenwolf is a bore, and the CGI looks very cheap at times.

The first 1/3 of the movie feels very rushed, and the characters are given little room to expand. With some hilariously cringy dialogue. Lois Lane and Martha Kent are particularly pointless at this point. The 2/3 has some great action, great character interaction and reintroduces Superman in a much more positive manner. He is great in this one, despite the ccasionaly noticable phantom moustache, and the way he destroys the rest of the justice league is entertaining, albeit making the league a bit redundant. The league at this point haven't all reached their full potential yet(Aquaman, Flash, Cyborg). The finale is a lighthearted spectacle, with genuinely endearing moments between characters, and an almost too easy final fight. In many ways it's not great, but I was thoroughly entertained for most of it, and I was never bored. I would love to see a directors cut which expanded on some of the characters, had more emotional moments, better music in some sections, and a darker tone which was established by man of steel and Batman vs Superman, with some levity. I hope DC takes its characters in a darker direction, but not to the point of it being crushing and oppressively boring, like with some moments in BvS. This film feels like it has less ambition and I wish it could have had more. However all in all a fun, entertaining ride which has a lot of spirit, and leaves me excited for whats to come.