Movie of the Week: Justice League

[jacey]

This had some terrible reviews, so I wasn't expecting much, which meant I was pleasantly surprised. OK, it wasn't Guardians of the Galaxy or  The Avengers, but it was watchable if you didn't think too hard. I like Ben Afflek's Batman (and, of course Jeremy Irons as Alfred). Gal Gadot was underused after such a stunning turn in Woner Woman, but she did her best with what she was given. Zack Snyder was supplemented by some Joss Whedon script-doctoring, and there were one or two good quips, but Snyder/Whedon is not a good pairing. Their styles don't match. I would guess that half the audience wanted a 100% Snyder movie and the other half wanted 100% Whedon (me included).