Proving that “Wonder Woman” was not just a fluke, DC finally gives us a “Justice League” film and it’s worth checking out. It’s nothing revolutionary but it is entertaining.
In “Justice League”, the entire world is threatened by the arrival of Steppenwolf (voiced by Ciarán Hinds “Silence”). Batman (Ben Affleck “Gone Girl”) decides he must unite the world’s superheroes if they are to defeat this new foe. With the help of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot “Fast Five”), he recruits the Flash (Ezra Miller “Trainwreck”), Aquaman (Jason Momoa “Bullet To The Head”), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and of course, Superman (Henry Cavill “Man Of Steel”).
I really did not like the decision to cast Ben Affleck as Batman but I think he is a little better in this one than he was in “Batman v Superman”. Gal Gadot is great as Wonder Woman and she is easily the best character in the movie. Ezra Miller is fine as the Flash. Jason Momoa is enjoyable as Aquaman. I did not particularly care for the version of Superman in “Man of Steel” but I thought he was okay in this film because this movie is a lot more light-hearted than the last few DC movies. I was not interested in seeing Cyborg in a “Justice League” film and I think it would have been better to have had Green Lantern in the movie. Steppenwolf is a decent villain.
“Justice League” is no classic but it delivers a very enjoyable superhero flick where you see various heroes team up to do battle against the forces of evil. It’s not as good as “Wonder Woman” but it is still so much better than “Batman v Superman” and “Suicide Squad”. I think this film got the tone just right because I think “Man Of Steel” took itself way too seriously. I hope future DC movies will remember that they are making a superhero movie and not be trying to make Shakespeare. I’m not saying dark superheroes movies cannot work (“The Crow” and “V For Vendetta” are both fantastic) but they can go drastically wrong.