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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Lex Luthor has been elected US President, and Batman and Superman maintain their distrust. Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly reprise their classic roles, and their banter is every bit as delightful as you'd expect. And Clancy Brown continues to be the best Lex Luthor ever. :) My favourite scenes are when Luthor arranges a meeting with Superman and surprises him by bringing Metallo along as backup ('cos I love me some Metallo!), and his claim that the approaching kryptonite meteor is affecting Superman's judgement – and the way he manipulates footage from the meeting to support that claim. God, what an evil slimeball! The climax, however, is a bit of a disappointment: whereas the first half is all about brilliant character interactions, the last act just devolves into nonstop mindless action. It's an action climax that doesn't feel earned; it feels like the movie just gave up. I enjoyed this movie on the whole, but did find it very lopsided.
My rating: 70%
