“Zack Snyder's Justice League” is a film where the production history is far more interesting than the movie itself. Zack Snyder (“300”, “Watchmen”) left “Justice League” after a family tragedy and Joss Whedon (“Serenity”) was brought in and significantly changed the film. After fans would not stop demanding it, Snyder was given the money to finish what he started.

The evil Steppenwolf (voiced by Ciarán Hinds “Silence”) is on Earth to conquer it for Darkseid (voiced by Ray Porter “Almost Famous”). Batman (Ben Affleck “Gone Girl”), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot “Fast Five”), Flash (Ezra Miller “Trainwreck”), Aquaman (Jason Momoa “Bullet To The Head”) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) must revive Superman (Henry Cavill “Man Of Steel”) to save the world.

This new version is over 4 hours but does little to add more depths to the main characters. Superman now wears a black costume when he returns. Some of the new scenes with the Flash and Cyborg are just boring. Lots of new characters are added. Although I wanted to see Darkseid, I was very disappointed as he looks like something out of a videogame from the early 2000s. The Jared Leto (“Suicide Squad”) Joker is also added at the end. Still, there’s no Green Lantern fighting alongside the other heroes.

Snyder’s version lacks the bright colours and the quick pace of the theatrical version. Snyder has also made the bizarre decision to release this major blockbuster in 4:3 ratio, making it just an unpleasant viewing experience because we feel robbed of the full scope of many of the shots. Snyder’s version is much more like “Watchmen” or his other DC films such as “Man Of Steel” than the theatrical version. Snyder’s films tend to lack joy and I have a new level of appreciation for what Whedon did. The theatrical cut is not great by any means but I did enjoy it.