2016 may go down as the biggest comic book movie year of all time. Some of the most anticipated movies of all time have 2016 release dates. "Deadpool" rocked viewers and box offices in February. The action packed-yet-still-silly "Suicide Squad" comes out in November and the Marvel Cinematic Universe is headed toward an explosion with "Captain America: Civil War" in May. And, of course, the most famous heroes of all time are in theaters clashing with one another right now in "Batman vs. Superman." While we wait for the X-Men to battle in "Apocalypse" and Jared Leto to terrorize the Suicide Squad as the Joker, let’s review "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice."

I must say first off, the movie was technically sound. The dialogue between characters such as the exchanges between Diana Prince and Bruce Wayne were awesome to watch. I had no problem with the writing or casting…. well, except the red-headed elephant in the room. It wasn’t until the movie was over that I realized what DC had been trying to angle toward with Jesse Eisenberg’s portrayal of Lex Luthor. We, as fans, are so used to the classic methodical, diabolical cunning of Lex Luthor, we were unprepared for Eisenberg’s jealous, increasingly manic interpretation of the role. For a character that was more “mad scientist” than “tyrant wannabee,” Eisenberg was actually a good choice. His final scene in his jail cell convinced me Eisenberg could very well have been cast as Joker and done the role more justice than he did to Luthor.

"Batman vs. Superman" was DC’s attempt at catching up with its own cinematic universe. It certainly did that with the gratuitous self-promotion of its upcoming movies within the film itself. The extra efforts to set up future movies made this one feel choppy and added an extra 20 minutes to a movie that lasts two hours and forty minutes. And if DC was serious about promoting its future films, why not give us more screen time of Wonder Woman fighting Doomsday? There was a whole five minute arc that focused on Lois and Superman diving to grab a spear but not one glance at Wonder Woman single-handedly holding off Lex Luthor’s ultimate weapon to buy them time. All I can say is, as a huge fan of "The Flash" on the CW, I can promise I won't be watching a Flash movie unless Grant Gustin is the lead actor; but DC may have me hooked (pun intended) with the Jason Momoa "Aquaman."

I appreciated the complexity of the plot to discredit Superman and entice Batman to fight him. I’m sure we could all have done without the numerous dreams and nightmares from the darkest corners of Bruce Wayne’s psyche. I’d give the movie three and a half stars out of five if I were a professional movie critic, which I am not. The movie appeals to viewers with little knowledge of comics and doesn’t have as many plot holes as one could expect. To comic book fans and nerds, it misses the mark. Ya know what? I changed my mind. I’m docking the movie half a star because it made the most moral superhero in history "just another thug with a gun." Seriously, look back. Batman fires real bullets that cause real explosions that kill real people. Not cool DC. Not cool.