She's underused but doesn't feel shoehorned into the plot too much - well, nothing compared to the hints we get of the other Justice League characters. The introduction of Wonder Women is pitch perfect, too, and will give you goosebumps. I watched it on the 70mm IMAX print, thankfully 3D-free, and the cinematography for the most part is jaw dropping. Snyder's strengths lie in his visual storytelling and watching Superman really fight and use his powers is mesmerising. Tonally, it's all over the place but it's beautifully presented. That doesn't mean the movie is a total trainwreck - it really isn't. That's right: a fight between Superman and Batman is a slog. Because of this, it's underwhelming to watch. Superman's reason for fighting is better conceived, though still so threadbare that the holes in the reasoning for the fight shine through harshly. There's a movie's worth of heartbreak and despair that is hinted throughout the film that Batman has gone through, but because we only have snippets to go on (there are some fun Easter eggs hidden, however) it feels unwarranted. This means that when the fight does arrive, something that should be the crux of the movie, it's an uncomfortable watch it doesn't feel earned. The only way it can be justified is that him picking a fight with Supes is his one last hurrah, rather than the reasons outlined in the movie. A man who dresses as a bat will always be teetering on a psychological knife edge, but his balance this time around is way off - the decision making that brings him to thinking he needs to off Superman is ill conceived and pig-headed. Granted, Alfred's conversations (Jeremy Irons is great but underused) with Wayne highlight that this is Batman beyond what we have seen before.
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