Review of Justice League (2017) by Djfdeklerk — 05 Jan 2018

It's a star-studded affair and it shows with the little solo time afforded to some of the characters. Unfortunately this also means little time was allocated to setting a bit more of a story or delve into the personalities of our troubled superheroes.

Maybe this was saved for some of the solo films coming up? This however makes us relate to each character a little less than what I would have liked. In saying this, all in all, it met all expectations of a DC franchise film.

What I think I mean by this, is that past DC films have a distinct "comic book" feel to them. The camera shots/scenes are somewhat eery at times, the characters (superheroes) spend a lot of time in costume, fly around quite a bit and kick a whole lot of ass.

And is it just me, or do DC Superheroes tend to fight like a million underlings (and one main villain) when we compare it to the likes of an X-Men or Deadpool? The camera angles were good, dialogue fair and CGI overused (sadly the norm for a lot of films these days and probably not a criticism on Justice League's shoulders alone).

What would have made this brilliant for me, would have meant spending couple more minutes on character development - heck, why not the villain as well. Slowing down some of the scenes and getting some dialogue with substance or dramatic pauses.

Hoping Zack Snyder can build on this a little or maybe someone else can give it a bash...