Kids going for a superhero slugfest may be disappointed they have to sit through so much soul-searching and politics to get to the cape-and-cowl action sold in the trailers. Those expecting BvS to be DC's answer to Marvel's Avengers will find it more akin to Snyder's Watchmen instead. It’s largely a straightforward drama with some sleuthing sequences, and is thus more engaging on a cerebral level than as a fanboy-friendly adrenaline rush. įor much of its two-and a half-hour running time, BvS is just sort of there, with various characters brooding, talking, and pondering, dotted with bursts of superhero action until its eye candy-filled third act. Justice is dawning and this trinity of superheroes aren't the only exceptional beings out there waiting to help save the world from grave threats as yet to arrive. Meanwhile, the enigmatic Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) shadows the proceedings for her own purposes before revealing herself as the benevolent demi-goddess Wonder Woman. As expected, both heroes are being manipulated by the megalomaniacal Luthor for his own nefarious agenda. Superman, for his part, is equally disdainful and suspicious of the ultra-violent, civil rights-violating Batman. Starting with the Metropolis-leveling battle previously depicted in Man of Steel, BvS introduces an aging, bitter, and increasingly violent Batman obsessed with stopping Superman, an alien worshipped as a god by some and deemed a global threat by others, including brilliant tech billionaire Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg). Part Man of Steel sequel and part Justice League prologue, the Zack Snyder-directed BvS chronicles the violent, early encounters between the Dark Knight (Ben Affleck) and the Man of Steel (Henry Cavill) and their eventual reconciliation to being Super Friends.
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