Justice League earned those points by going out of its way to address the criticisms lobbed at BvS, resulting in a film that's lighter, funnier, more narratively straightforward.*
It's just not nearly as interesting. And that's a damn shame.
Whatever its shortcomings, Batman v Superman felt like the product of a single distinctive vision. Maybe not the vision everyone wanted – Maybe one that some people found annoying or unpleasant or even downright reprehensible – but a single distinctive vision nonetheless.* Read more...