The umpteenth attempt
to revive the perpetually ailing DC Comics film universe sees the best-known
superhero in what is more of James Gunn film than a Superman one. The director
/ writer’s scrappy, humour heavy, music laced style is all over this movie.
While it sometimes works in isolated scenes there is an overall sense of a
cluttered canvas in which too much is happening and too many characters are involved.
At the same time the fundamentals of storytelling are too easily skipped over
in favour of effects heavy set pieces. There was no point during watching when
I felt really excited about anything on screen and with an over reliance on
special effects, especially the last section, the results are undoubtedly spectacular
but strangely uninvolving.
Spoilers after the break...
