WARNING! This review may contain a few spoilers! I'll let you know when.
If you are a fan of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Justice League, GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!! Fans will understand how important this movie will be to the upcoming titles as we progress through the DC Cinematic Universe.
Here's the short and sweet response to the movie: Fans who have read Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, Superman: DoomsDay, and the Infinite Crisis Trilogy will see the perspective in which Zach Snyder offers in this introduction into the Justice League. This movie is an origin story. It gives lots of information and clues that link the Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel and what will be the summer blockbuster Suicide Squad. Wonder Woman is awesome and fans will leave the theater wanting more.
Forget the critics and see this movie: Yes, the movie is long...but you might wish it were longer once you've seen it. Yes, it spends a lot of time developing the discourse between Batman and Superman. Yes, it may get confusing (if you're not paying attention)...so when you see the movie, pay attention.
The title of the movie is "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" not just "Batman vs. Superman". Although the fight is being played up in the media, it is not truly what the film is about. The film's purpose is to show how Batman and Superman are very different, yet have similarities that ultimately bring them together. Their conflict stems from a misunderstanding and the manipulation of Lex Luther only adds to the rocky start to their relationship.
"Dawn of Justice" refers to how the Justice League is formed in the DC Cinematic Universe. So, if you think about the entire title, you will see that the fight between these two men will ultimately lead to the beginning of something awesome that Earth will need as it faces the ultimate villain, Darkseid. If you don't know who he is...just know he's like the ultimate evil in the universe.
Some critics attempt to compare The Avengers to this movie -- which is like comparing science fiction to realistic fiction. It's not a fair comparison. The DC universe and the Marvel universe are DIFFERENT. They are TWO SEPARATE universes. The Watchmen and the Dark Knight Triology have all presented the DC comic stories like, "what if these things happened in "real life?" DC has dark storylines and twisted villains who do terrible, torturous things to people and heroes. People die in the DC universe -- they die tragically at times. Marvel is more entertaining, fantasy, humor etc -- yes, people may die there too, but it's generally not as dark.
SPOILERS: Yes, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg are in the film, but only for a short period of time and only Flash speaks/interacts with the main cast. This might be upsetting but as more films are released, fans will see how this movie plays a huge role in the development of the Justice League movie franchise. Wonder Woman shows that she is a formidable opponent for DoomsDay. Her lasso comes out of nowhere which is weird but other than that, she's awesome.
This movie is loosely based on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, Superman: DoomsDay, and the Infinite Crisis Trilogy; so if you haven't read any of those, you may not understand a few things in the movie. The movie does jump around a little -- from Bruce Wayne's dreams to visions or visits from the Flash (Infinite Crisis). Luckily, with a little patience, all will be revealed with each upcoming movie. Superman, with the help of Batman, dies at the end of DoomsDay and something similar happens at the end of this movie. It has yet to be revealed that Batman assisted in faking the death of Superman but, like in the comic, he wont be dead for long. There are no end credits scenes so don't wait.
In all, future films will prove the importance of this initial installment of the Justice League movies and the DC Cinematic Universe.
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