I paid good money to see Batman V Superman, twice:
Lex really didn’t need to be a socially awkward Tourette’s sufferer but I’m assuming this is his formative period so I’m seeing the performance as deliberate and thought-through.
The rest of the Justice League didn’t need to cameo but that’s more a business choice than a narrative one so I’m taking it as a few more herbs sprinkled into the sauce.
Jimmy Olson certainly didn’t need to be a CIA agent but as he wasn’t called by name in the actual film and unless you read the credits you’d never know so I’m letting it go.
Many, many scenes needed more time to breathe but I’m hoping the extended ultimate fantastico cut will remedy that. But then again it’s a Zack Snyder movie so we might get even more heavily clipped scenes!
Everything else worked really well for me and I was not disappointed (I don’t watch trailers so I had no idea what I was in for.)
Overall… I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and I feel like it was money well spent, twice.
The popcorn was horrid though. VUE cinemas have destroyed my childhood (somehow).