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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Directed by Zack Snyder
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Overview
Determined to ensure Superman’s ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
Rated R | Length 242 minutes
Actors
Ben Affleck | Henry Cavill | Gal Gadot | Ray Fisher | Jason Momoa | Ezra Miller | Ciarán Hinds | Amy Adams | Willem Dafoe | Jeremy Irons | Jesse Eisenberg | Diane Lane | Connie Nielsen | J.K. Simmons | Ryan Zheng Kai | Amber Heard | Joe Morton | Lisa Loven Kongsli | David Thewlis | Ann Ogbomo | Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir | Björt Sigfinnsdóttir | Salome R. Gunnarsdottir | Kristbjörg Kjeld | Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson | Védís Vífilsdóttir | Snæfríður Rán Aðalsteins | Marc McClure | Michael McElhatton | John Dagleish | Charlotte Comer | Lara Decaro | Serene Angus | Anna Burgess | Mia Burgess | Alison Chang | Constance Bole | Shahla Ayamah | Chris Courtenay | Heather Imbeah | Carla Turner | Grace Cookey-Gam | Matthew Bates | Gary Reimer | Robbie Gee | Jim Sturgeon | Doutzen Kroes | Eleanor Matsuura | Samantha Jo | Brooke Ence | Anthony Wise | Jérôme Pradon | Richard Clifford | Rebecca C. Perfect | Vincent Riotta | Edward Mitchell | Mark Arnold | Martin Troakes | Peter Guinness | Sergi Constance | Aurore Lauzeral | Julian Lewis Jones | Ray Porter | Francis Magee | Hari James | Kiersey Clemons | Lucy Briers | David Mara | Wil Coban | Stewart Alexander | Karen Bryson | Christy Meyer | C. Amanda Maud | Granville Saxton | Gianpiero Cognoli | Kobna Holdbrook-Smith | Kevin Mathurin | Joyce Veheary | Taylor James | Hadrian Howard | Victor Gardener | Bruce Chong | Orion Lee | Oliver Gatz | Rachel Blenkiron | Lynne Anne Rodgers | Oliver Powell | Kelly Burke | Keith Simpson | Omri Rose | Harry Lennix | Will Austin | William Atkinson | Sam Benjamin | Shalini Peiris | Carla Gugino | Russell Crowe | Adam Forman | Peter Brooke | Peter Henderson | Bruce Lester-Johnson | Katia Elizarova | Gemma Refoufi | Leila Reid | Suan-Li Ong | Tina Balthazar | Penny Lane | Jared Leto | Stephanie Haymes-Roven | Gary A. Hecker | Steve West | Laura Waddell | Kevin Costner | Swaylee Loughnane | Robin Wright | Billy Crudup | Zack Snyder | Clem So | Greg Draven | Joe Manganiello | Nick McKinless | Craig Douglas | Tineke Ann Robson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19/2021 | Home Theater | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Certainly better than the original theatrical release but holy fuck, at just over four hours in length, it was either gonna be much better or a godawful mess. This would have been served better as a limited series and not a movie at all, which is how it felt with the section titles anyway.
The slower, more deliberate pace serves the story arcs of each character well, giving their interactions and motivations room to breathe.
It did nothing for Darkseid at all though, who remains this shadowy, motivationless world destroyer lurking in the background with no real reason for existing other than to provide the existential crisis to draw the heroes together. And ultimately that greatly undermines the impact of the whole affair.
Some of the humor centered on The Flash’s character that worked well enough in the theatrical release lands with a dull thud here given that the overall tone and pace is much grimmer and slower now.
And as much work as was done with Cyborg’s character, making him MUCH more significant, I still really didn’t get into him at all. The shiny CGI-laden body continually took me out of taking the character seriously.
All the post-action scenes at the end felt weird and out of place given that likely none of that stuff will come to fruition in later films.
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