Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman and Superman. Two of the most popular comic book heroes in history. The question has been asked many times, who would win in a fight against the other? Comic books and tv shows have pitted the two, with different results. For the first time in cinema, the question is asked once again. Son of Krypton or Bat of Gotham? Here there be Spoilers, read at you own risk.

The Plot:
During the events of Man of Steel, Bruce Wayne witnesses the power of Superman first hand. Is Superman on our side or will he rule Earth with an iron fist? This question is asked by not only Bruce, but Lex Luthor and some Senators of Congress. Lex Luthor finds a weapon that could defeat Superman but his idea is shot down by Congress. Bruce Wayne has the same idea and decides to steal the weapon for himself to use against Superman. There's some other stuff as well, like the introduction to Wonder Woman and Louis Lane has some mystery to solve, but it boils down to this. Lex kidnaps Martha Kent aka Superman's mom and threatens to kill her if the Man of Steel doesn't kill Batman. Batman and Supes duke it out, only to find out Lex had something else up his sleeve and they team up with Wonder Woman. In the end, Superman is "killed" and Bruce Wayne decides to call to arms of the other meta beings on Earth with Wonder Woman's help.

The Good:
Visually speaking, this movie is pretty good. There are few decent fight scenes and action scenes. Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman was better than I hoped. The introduction to the Justice League members (Aquaman, Flash and Cyborg) was interesting, I just wish that they had done it after the story was wrapped up. Wonder Woman is good when she's teaming up with our heroes to take on Doomsday.

The Bad:
The story is a mess. It has too many things going on and hardly any resolution leaving you with more questions than answers. Why is Wonder Woman a thief and what's she doing there? How did Lex Luthor come up with idea of making Doomsday? Also, I mentioned some stuff about Louis Lane and her story arch. It's pointless, honestly. She's tracking down a bullet that supposedly Superman shot someone with except Supes doesn't need a gun. I don't what they were going with there. And the kicker: Batman straight up kills people in this movie. There's no, "Oh, they may have gotten out of that explosion." It's "Yep. Those guys are dead." Granted, they're bad guys, but that still defeats the point of Batman's moral code. If the movie had an explanation of what happened and why, I would have been okay with it. Jesse Eisneberg as Lex Luthor was a poor casting choice. He wasn't threatening and he had an annoying tick that made no sense. If he had been cool and calculating instead of annoying and weird, it would have been decent. Then there's a bunch of story this plot could have been without. It just gets confusing at times, and it needed to be more straight forward.

Overall:
This movie's a mess, but at least it looks pretty. More straightforward and less confusing. There should have been a nice wrap up leaving you content, but you had more questions at the end. Batman kills, and it's aggravating me. It's a decent movie, but it's not amazing. Honestly, don't pay the ticket price, just rent it.

Rating:
2.5 Doomsdays out of 5.