Review of Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) by Daddiomax — 20 Mar 2021

First off; I am one of the few who enjoyed the original release but I always felt it was...lacking. It seemed “pieced together”. It was “entertaining” but I always felt there were too many cutesy, Marvel wanna be scenes that it detracted from the depth that was available in these rich characters.

Not so, with the Snyder Cut.

There was so much in it that was, obviously, cut from the first version as a consequence of bad editing. I am not going to go into explicit detail. It would take too long. Suffice it to say; this is an entirely different movie from the theatrical release. There was a depth of background detail, character building and motivation that is unmatched in “comic-book” movies. The story development felt organic and well thought out. (Zack nailed it.).

Plus; the ending was completely, and wonderfully, modified, (ergo; different).

{I absolutely adored the Black Super suit!}.

I was happy to see that Ray Fisher’s Victor Stone/Cyborg was incredibly (beautifully) fleshed out as a person and character.

The minor changes and myriad additions only added to the wonder that is the Snyder Cut. All of the actors are perfectly suited to their roles. A stand out, as in the theatrical release, was Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash. He brings just enough humor to the team without being the “class clown” they turned him into in the original version. Gal Gadot is so great as Wonder Woman, I love Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, Henry Cavill does make me “believe a man can fly” and Ben Affleck...what can I say? He IS the Batman. I could watch his Bruce Wayne in a dozen films. (Jeremy Irons is a wonderful addition to the Pennyworth legacy as well.) The cameos/revelations were great and well placed in the story.

My final word is; this is the way it should have been released the first time around. At 4 hours/2 minutes it is long but worth every minute. Not a piecemeal film trying to emulate a cartoon from the 70’s but a film that stands on its own merits as a drama first, a character study second and an action movie/superhero movie third.