A good movie

When I heard that they would make a movie with both Batman and Superman, I thought it was a great idea and a very smart move from DC. Indeed, even though 'Man of Steel' turned out to be decent, it wasn't exactly the massive box-office success they had hoped for. However, with this combo, it was practically impossible to not get a hit. Anyway, I finally saw the damned thing and I thought they pulled it off fairly nicely. As expected, we got 2 different storylines for each super-hero and both tales were pretty neat. Indeed, on one hand, they kept developing the idea that Superman is struggling to find a way to deal with his powers and to find a place in our world which remains the best way to deal with this character. On the other hand, they gave us  an older and even darker and more messed-up Batman than the version provided by Nolan which was once again a very nice choice. Especially the opening scene, explaining his anger towards Superman, was crucial and very well done. So, they kept the dark approach chosen by DC and it worked, at least, for me. Unfortunately, pretty much everything else in the movie was rather half-baked, I'm afraid. I mean, most of those other ideas (Lex Luthor as the bad guy, Wonder Woman being also introduced, the relationship of Clark Kent with Lois Lane, Clark Kent's job as a journalist, ...) were not really bad but the 2 main storylines were already massive and complex and they should have focused on this conflict. Finally, to end another super-hero feature with yet another huge battle was rather disappointing and it seems that the writers don't know how to finish differently this kind of stories. Also, to kill off Superman, possibly the most powerful of all the super-heros, was rather ridiculous, especially in the very first sequel of his own franchise. Of course, he doesn't really die but the whole idea was really misguided, especially since the outcome was so predictable. To conclude, all things considered, in spite of its flaws, I still liked the damned thing and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.