Justice League (2017)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen)
	Actors: Ben Affleck (Argo, Paycheck), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Conan)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Action, Fantasy, Epic
	Conditions of visioning: 31.03.2018, VOD, 14" computer screen.
Synopsis: After Superman's sacrifice, Bruce Wayne (Affleck) is looking for allies to help him fight a threat he feels to be imminent.
Review: DC comics is struggling to develop its own Cinematic Universe (called the DC Expanded Universe) following the Marvel example and trying to reap the same benefits. But DC is following a different approach, one darker with less humor, and it is releasing its equivalent to The Avengers without having taken the time to introduce all of its heroes. Also the franchise is more director-driven as it is the third movie by Zack Snyder after Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the only other movie in the Universe being the recent Wonder Woman. Oh, I almost forgot the forgettable Suicide Squad. Finally, the Universe doesn't integrate so well TV-series as Marvel does: Supergirl, Flash, The Arrow, Gotham, Legends of Tomorrow: they don't really mix with the movies and in fact use different actors for the same characters. So what about this movie? In the end not as bad as I feared: Snyder starts to know how to make cinema adaptation of comic books, Affleck is an OK Batman, Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Lois Lane (Amy Adams) bring a female touch in this violent world, the Flash a touch of young humor not unlike Spiderman in Captain America: Civil War, Victor Stone some robotic special effects a-la-Iron Man, and Aquaman is an anti-hero adequately played by Jason Momoa. However I still find the DC Universe hardly believable. For some reason I have no problem with Captain America, Thor or Thanos, but I am having a hard time with an invincible man of steel, amazons, Greek Gods, bare-chested Aquaman, bare-legged Wonder Woman, Atlanteans and the power-hungry Steppenwolf, although he is not far from the Frost Giant king in Thor. Still, I took some pleasure when the heroes assemble for the first time, even though it was after a kind of recruitment process and not an long-nurtured need. A sequel is expected in 2019. I wonder how far will this Universe survive...
Rating: 4 /10