I attended a fan screening last night and had a couple of thoughts. For the record, my favorite DCEU film (as of now) is Man of Steel, followed by WW/BvS and SS.
Pros: • The Flash. Ezra Miller does a great job as Barry. He has some pretty cool moments during some action scenes (like pushing Diana’s sword towards her).
• The potential of future films seen during a flashback scene.
• The post-credits scene.
Cons: • Danny Elfman’s generic score. Really unfortunate that Elfman decided to ignore Junkie XL’s Batman theme in favor of bringing back his classic theme, which IMO, does not fit Affleck’s Batman at all. Zimmer’s Superman theme is non-existent as well. I could not even figure out if the Justice League themselves had a theme.
• The CGI. Holy shit, it was bad. Steppenwolf looks pretty terrible. There’s also some weird CGI on Superman’s face because I guess they couldn’t figure out how to hide Cavil’s MI:6 facial hair.
• The plot. I thought it was pretty laughable how easy the League gets together. Not really much development for Cyborg, Aquaman or the Flash. The only conflict that arises is when, for some reason, Cyborg fires on a newly resurrected Superman, causing him to fight back. The only thing bringing Superman back to his senses is seeing Lois Lane (how convenient). Reminded me of the Martha scene in BvS.
• Batman. The dark, brooding Batman you met in BvS is not the same Batman you will see in JL. Instead, they opt for a wisecracking, smartass Batman who I could not get behind. Looking for a scene similar to the warehouse fight in BvS? You won’t find one here. Batman is also notably absent during an important fight near the halfway point of the film.
Anyways, those are some quick reactionary thoughts I had on the film. Apologies if the format is incorrect/strange, I’m currently typing this in the mobile app. Lmk if there are any questions related to the film that any of you are wondering about.