Superhero films have come a long way in the last twenty years. Look at one of the first superhero movies that really kicked off the superhero craze: Sam Raimi's "Spider-man" (I know "X-Men" came before, but "X-men" doesn't really have a good origin story aspect). Raimi's "Spider-man" pretty much has every quality that this film has: a goofy outcast in high school that gets picked on by bullies, an inciting incident that gives them powers, a training montage, some mid-level baddie fights, and then we finish it off with a fight with a guy who might actually do some damage... It's been decades since that film, how many freaking times do we need to see this exact story? I'm tired of it; give me something new. At least Marvel, when approaching their latest films, have started to branch out into different subgenres. Unfortunately, DC is still really struggling to get their cinematic universe off the ground.

I know I ragged on this movie a lot, but it is probably the second-best DC movie out there (second to "Wonder Woman", though I still haven't seen "Aquaman"). It's still nothing all that special, but at least it's a step in the right direction, away from the dreary world of Zack Snyder. If you're a huge fan of superheroes, then I can almost guarantee you'll like this movie. If you're a casual fan of superhero films, then just wait to see this on Netflix.