Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Name: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Released: March 25, 2016
Duration: 151 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Jesse Eisenberg

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 25, 2016 | R

Starring: Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Jesse Eisenberg

Summary: Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greaterFearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Zack Snyder

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Rating: R

Runtime: 151 min

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Calvin Wilson

Mar 24, 2016

As potential blockbusters go, Batman v Superman is neither as stupid nor as stupendous as it might have been. Read full review

Andrew Barker

Mar 22, 2016

Snyder has set a Sisyphean task for himself. That this very long, very brooding, often exhilarating and sometimes scattered epic succeeds as often it does therefore has to be seen as an achievement. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Mar 23, 2016

Yes, questions regarding violence and mayhem are drowned out by violence and mayhem. Such is the superhero life as directed by Zack Snyder. There is no problem that can't be solved with a cranium-rattling explosion or two. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Mar 22, 2016

This huge, unwieldy movie is busy and overcrowded. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Mar 28, 2016

The winner, on points, is Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), who crashes the party and leaves them both dumbfounded, not least because she has the wit, and the wherewithal, to confront evil while wearing a conical bustier. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Mar 22, 2016

No major blockbuster in years has been this incoherently structured, this seemingly uninterested in telling a story with clarity and purpose. Read full review

Jonathan L. Fischer

Mar 23, 2016

To put it delicately, this comics fan hated Batman v Superman with the fury of a thousand red-dwarf suns. Blunt, humorless, and baffling, it collides the brutish directorial stamp of its director (he of 300 and Watchmen fame) with the most shameless instincts of our latter-day superhero franchise bubble. Read full review

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AmuPdxns

Mar 20, 2021

really good film with psychological and inner struggle shown very well zack nailed the depressed and alone superman look and how he's alone and badass batman and the best batman on screen ever!

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Guo56

Aug 22, 2020

I watched the ultimate edition of Batman vs Superman and it was clearly the true vision of what this movie was supposed to be when being made. If it was normal edition it would have been 6/10, damn studio.

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X-21

Mar 25, 2016

Good casting, gal gadot was the best, the plot was awsome, lex was awsome, batmobile scene was cool, so many refrence if u look close enough. justice league cameo was spot on great

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selim99

Aug 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a fairly good but flawed introduction to DC Extended Universe. The acting is great (especially Ben Affleck as Batman), the action sequences are impressive, and the musical score is perfect. However, there is too much destruction and Doomsday is just awful. The story has good moments but overall, it does not make a lot of sense. Although the film creates a good setting for the upcoming Justice League movie, it introduces the Justice League characters in an uninteresting way.… Expand

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marcmyworks

Mar 26, 2016

Regardless of what the critics are saying, this film delivers its source material and manages to give a fair amount of screen time to the myriad of characters. The problem is the pacing of the actual dilemma brought before us; should one man with the power of a god be governed by the laws ofRegardless of what the critics are saying, this film delivers its source material and manages to give a fair amount of screen time to the myriad of characters. The problem is the pacing of the actual dilemma brought before us; should one man with the power of a god be governed by the laws of man? This gets bogged down by dream sequences, origin stories, previews to spin-off films and CGI monsters. The real dilemma in this film should have been two opposing egos battling to be accepted rather than coming attractions to sell a franchise-worth of toys.… Expand

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SuperBats

Nov 19, 2017

It was too early in the DCEU to do a true Batman vs Superman movie. They didn't even know each other, so its hard to feel like there's any weight behind the fight. It portrays batman as being vengeful and illogical. Yet Batman is supposed to have one of the greatest deductive minds inIt was too early in the DCEU to do a true Batman vs Superman movie. They didn't even know each other, so its hard to feel like there's any weight behind the fight. It portrays batman as being vengeful and illogical. Yet Batman is supposed to have one of the greatest deductive minds in all of DC.

Instead here is how it should have gone. 1. Batman should never have been the one branding and killing criminals. Instead it should have been Deathstroke hired by Luthor and perfectly disguised as "Batman" to be the one killing and branding. This of course would make Superman think that Batman is a thug and thus his motivation to stop him. Of course we as the audience would not know right away that sometimes when we see Batman that's its not really him, that reveal would come about half way through where "Batman" removes the cowl and we see that its really Slade Wilson pretending to be Batman. Then we as the audience would see the pieces start to make sense.

2. At the same time that Deathstroke is mascarading as Batman, Luthor is fabricating incriminating stories and events against Superman. Thus causing Batman to think that Superman is a malevolent god. Likewise this big reveal happens for us and our two heroes in the middle of the movie and we all realize that's its all a set up. Luthor, by pitting Superman and Batman wants their fight to cause destruction in both Gotham and Metropolis. Why? Money. Luthor whole motivation for anything is money and power. And the value and power of LexCorp skyrocketed after his investments into the post Man of Steel rebuilding effort, and Luthor is so drunk with power and money that he is willing to manipulate our two heroes into causing city wide destruction so that he can continue to profit. So that's my idea in a nutshell. I know it doesn't solve every problem with the movie.

And btw, they should have watied to do a true Batman vs Superman movie several movies into the DCEU after Batman and Superman have a strong and established relationship of friendship and trust. In this versus movie Superman would have been infected by whatever version of kryptonite makes him evil. Batman is thus forced to engage him, and either has to find a way to defeat the effects of the evil kryptonite or he has to kill Superman with green Kryptonite.… Expand

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Shmallow1224

Apr 19, 2022

Boring af. too long. Pointless. Not fun. Trash. Garbage. Hack Snyder shouldn’t touch DC content. Period

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