A poor mans Avengers. Despite what I thought was a strong build up with Wonder Woman and Zack Snyder's two Superman films (the lesser Suicide Squad being more of a side story) Justice League was a disappointment. For one thing I'm tired of that 'alien conquerors want to turn our world into their world' plot (Man of Steel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), come up with another plot please. Like the Marvel movies Thanos, the villain here is a giant CGI alien, only instead of searching for six magic stones he's searching for three magic boxes. Also the bad guys name is Steppenwolf, yet at no time does he express the desire to take anyone on a magic carpet ride. That's a let down.
Superman of course is brought back to life in this movie, though it never really gets into the after effects of his rebirth like this and previous films had dealt with the aftermath of his death. Also a lot of the heroes in this film a very lose with their own, as well as others, secret identities. Ezra Miller's Flash got the most laugh lines, he's a different take on the character from what I remember of previous versions, here he is presented as a neurotic Jew, and this is certainly an odd cultural moment to introduce a superhero who is reminiscent of Woody Allen. **1/2
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