Eighteen months after the destructive battle in Metropolis (Man of Steel), Superman has become a controversial figure. Convinced that Superman is now a threat to humanity, Batman takes on the man of steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
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April 12, 2017
There is much to claw through here, so much so that the audience might easily find themselves exhausted from the overall aggression of the film. However, a lot of the story does work. The action is good, and the emotion feels real most of the time.March 25, 2016
When in doubt, [Snyder] simply slings another ingredient into the mix, be it an irradiated monster, an explosion on government premises, or the sharp smack of masonry on skull.March 24, 2016
If only the film actually had depth, along with a little levity to lighten the bulk in the script, the visual murk and the sonic overkill.May 26, 2016
A movie that beats you into submission and makes you wonder if the sun will ever come out again.March 24, 2016
A ponderous, smothering, over-pixelated zeppelin crash of a movie scored by a choir that sounds like it's being drowned in lava.December 27, 2016
Snyder knows how to paint a picture but perhaps needs to stay away from the writing process. Watch the Ultimate Edition when you can, and see if it changes how you feel about the movie. It sure did me.December 18, 2016
It seems amazing that something as idiotic as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice could now even get beyond the pitching stage.December 31, 2016
The script BvS is guaranteed to make people stop complaining about the sloppiness of the third act of Spectre.March 23, 2017
Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is not so much a movie as it is an extended warning: You comic book movie fans better like this, because there's going to be a hell of a lot more where this came from.December 14, 2016
This film isn't as bad as the initial backlash would imply but nor is it anywhere near as good as its own hype promised.March 25, 2016
Batman v Superman is a tiresome, ill-tempered film, and one too lazy even to earn its dismal outlook.March 24, 2016
It's freighted not so much with entertainment value as it is with enough talk of fallen gods, absent parents, and dissolute heroes to fuel a Greek tragedy. And ... director Zack Snyder seems convinced that that's what he's making.