I reviewed Zack Snyder’s latest two hours of crazy on Should I Go See It? but I wanted to elaborate for a minute.
I’ve been waiting for this movie with giddy anticipation for a while now and I’ve been publicly discussing how excited I have been for it. So I figured it’d only be right to explain myself a little more than the one sentence review format that SIGSI allows.
Did it end up being my favorite movie of all time? No. Did I still enjoy the hell out of it as I wanted to? Yes.
The movie is so thoroughly soaked and dripping with style that you can’t help but be absorbed by it. The narrative is meh, but it’s a means to an end. That ‘end’ being some ridiculous action sequences. If I had the opportunity to re-edit the film, I’d honestly just stitch those set pieces together and pretend the entire movie is a collection of adventures with a rag-tag, time/space-traveling task force of hotties.
But alas, Snyder decide to weave a story in there about trapped and abused young girls. I didn’t really find myself relating to it enough to make a strong emotional connection, which, if that connection was present, would have elevated the film in my mental rankings.
Regardless, it’s a ridiculous movie that has to be seen to be believed. So I suggest you check it out. Even if it’s something you may not be into, you’ll definitely walk away with a strong opinion and something to talk about. I promise you that.
