Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
A ponderous, smothering, over-pixelated zeppelin crash of a movie scored by a choir that sounds like it's being drowned in lava.
– Chris Klimek,
NPR,
24 Mar 2016
rotten:
If only the film actually had depth, along with a little levity to lighten the bulk in the script, the visual murk and the sonic overkill.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
24 Mar 2016
rotten:
When in doubt, [Snyder] simply slings another ingredient into the mix, be it an irradiated monster, an explosion on government premises, or the sharp smack of masonry on skull.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Mar 2016
rotten:
Batman v Superman is a tiresome, ill-tempered film, and one too lazy even to earn its dismal outlook.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar 2016
rotten:
A movie that beats you into submission and makes you wonder if the sun will ever come out again.