RADICAL ROCK’S REVIEW – JUSTICE LEAGUE

Ain’t there supposed to be 7?
Or
I’m getting the band back together. Yeah, even the dead one!

Superman returns! Oh, sorry. Spoiler alert.

Sarcasm

Brought to us by the directors who gave us Avengers and Sucker Punch (Really? Snyder directed Sucker Punch and they gave him the reigns to the DC universe? If I was a dog my head would be cocked at a weird angle now trying to figure that out) comes the culmination of Warner Bros DC plans.

I liked it.

No. Seriously. After those snuff films, Man of Steel and Batman v Superman (and let’s not forget Suicide Squad), this was fun to watch. Instead of revisiting 9/11 across a whole city we got a friggin’ comic book movie. There’s no in depth story going on here. The whole movie is based on a McGuffin that was already established, which fits this kind of movie like a glove (heh). But, I came here for the characters and the action, so play on McGuff… in.

I dug the team dynamic they had going on. None of them got cheated. The least character development went to Wonder Woman, but she just had her own movie. Besides, she kicks the MOST ass in this. Cyborg is a bit dry, but Flash and Aquaman give this movie the most fun and have the most entertaining moments (mostly). Cavill’s Superman (spoiler again) is a lot less dour than in the previous movies, and therefore more Supermanny (Super-Manny? Supermany? Supermanish?).

Affleck is a waste of time. He should never have been cast as Batman. I’ve seen him 3 times in the role, and every time he’s on the screen all I can think is, “That’s Affleck. Why?” It’s just a distraction to have him in this movie.

You can pretty much tell when Whedon takes over. That’s when the movie becomes fun. Too bad he didn’t do the whole movie. These characters can potentially be more colorful than their Marvel contemporaries can. Instead of a bunch of scientists and soldiers (and 1 alien god) you have Amazons, Atlanteans, a guy hit by lightning, a half-robot and a pissed off billionaire. (And, 1 dead alien god who won’t be that dead for long. Spoiler). Whedon plays with these characters in a way that Snyder has no clue how to do.

Is this movie redemption for what came before? No. That prize goes to Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman alone for now. But, it’s a HUGE step up from the other DC movies.

Prime’s Bottom Line – Needed more green