Zack Snyder's Justice League2021

**Grade: Good Minus ** I thought this movie would make me like Justice League more, but instead did the opposite. It reminded me how much I dislike the DCEU. The CGI wasn’t good. The acting wasn’t great. And it just felt like a 4 hour long dud. It wouldn’t have been better if it was broken out into separate episodes like Netfix did for the Hateful Eight Extended Cut. It took my 4 different sittings to get through it.  Barry (Flash) I think was my favorite character, but mainly because I’m a sucker for comedy relief. I couldn’t stand how he flared his arms out when running. It just looked silly.  Superman just got nuts and is just a beast with his powers, while Aquaman man on the other hand my be the other end of the spectrum. He was maybe my least favorite character. In the end battle he doesn’t “Aquaman”, but instead is just a strong dude with a trident. He may as well not have even been a member of the Justice League.  Cyborg was also a dreadful character. He was dull, and lacked anything likable. The only thing I liked was his backstory, and that’s mainly because I too played high school school football. But they were really trying to force the fact that he’s a “good person” because he hacked the school and changed his friend grade for her.  Wonder Woman was also fine, but her dialogue when she was giving the history was soooooo long and it dragged on.  And Batman....this might be the worst Batman I’ve seen on screen. Again, so dull. It’s like these characters are fighting for Who’s the Dullest Character award. He lacks all the charm and charisma that Christian Bale had in The Dark Knight. He says his super power is that “he’s rich”. Imagine the type of superhero Jeff Bazos could be?  The Joker shows up, but not until the last 15 minutes of the film and just as fan service. HE DOESN’T EVEN SAY “WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY”. If you’re serving the fans you gotta have him say this! Come on Snyder! Lastly, why the 4:3 Aspect Ratio? When I started the movie there was literally a disclaimer saying, “This movie is in 4:3 aspect ratio to preserve the integrity of Zack Synders creative vision.” Just Zack, come on dude, it’s a comic book movie that’s serves fans for entertainment. Give them the most screen real estate for them. Most of the kids watching are probably on their iPads or iPhone anyways. But f you’re going for “Art” just go all in and make it B&W. Heck why stop there, make it a silent film too.  It entertained me. Got me to pop some popcorn. It did its job I suppose. Just overall was disappointed.