Quick Review: Is it good? No.
However, if you disagree and think that it is good, my only advice is that you start watching better movies. You've set the bar too low.
Now, for those of you that want a little more indepth review, keep reading.
With so many well known comic book characters in this film, I figured I'd approach this review with a breakdown of each one in the film, in addition to some overall thoughts.
Batman: If you liked Ben Affleck's version of Bruce Wayne/Batman in 'Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice' then you'll probably like him in this one. He's a little more lighthearted, but at times he feels a bit out of place.
The Flash: The costume is horrendous and the acting matches. If you get a good laugh out of twitchy, socially awkward humor then maybe you'll like it. I found it annoying.
Wonder Woman: Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman. She steals just about every scene she's in, and is the real bright spot of this DC movie universe.
Cyborg: Honestly, they could've cut him out of this movie entirely and it wouldn't have mattered. He serves no real purpose other than to ramble off exposition.
Aquaman: It works... mostly. Jason Momoa was a good choice for the character and, after seeing him in this, I'm hopeful that the solo Aquaman film is good.
Superman: Henry Cavill is ok, he's not in it all that much but this interpretation of Superman never seems to quite hit the mark for me so that's probably a plus.
The Villain: Wow. The Justice League finally has a big budget live-action movie, and they dropped the ball when it came time to come up with a villain. Steppenwolf is yet another dull, grey, CGI, foe. He's no more impressive than 'Aries' in Wonder Woman or 'Doomsday' in Batman v. Superman. Disappointing.
Overall, I wasn't expecting this to be great, but I was hoping it wouldn't be bad.
Surprisingly, for a movie with so many iconic characters, I'm probably going to forget about it in a few days. Although the film does have a few bright spots, the bad far outweighed the good. The plot was a bit of a mess, some of the special effects look awful, it's all over the place tonally, the runtime is actually a little too short so there are some pacing issues, and most of the comedy fell flat. Additionally, the choppy editing and the strange obsession with slow motion often times make the film feel less like a flowing narrative and more like a scattershot of comicbook imagery.
This film is a big deal because it's the first 'Justice League' movie, so a ton of people are going to go see it and it'll probably make an insane amount of money.
However, I personally don't recommend it
I give it a 2 out of 5.
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