With one day until release of Justice League, the reviews are in. While Rotten Tomatoes is delaying the release of their score for the movie, that hasn`t slowed critics down from speaking their minds. As it turns out, opinions on the movie are actually rather divided.With a score of 51 on GameSpot sister Metacritic score of 51 thus far, Justice League is already doing better than both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (41) and Suicide Squad (40). However, it falls below the scores awarded to both Man of Steel (55) and Wonder Woman (76).What does that means for the movie? It depends on what you`re looking for in the movie, really. The Justice League review from GameSpot`s own Mike Rougeau says it`s `a pretty good movie.` He continues, `Justice League is everything you want in a modern super team-up movie: a diverse crew of well-developed heroes coming together, butting heads, cracking jokes, and kicking butt. Despite the DCEU`s sputtering start, Justice League coalesces in the end, and it works in many more ways than not.`Den of Geek`s Don Kaye agrees, writing, `The best aspect of Justice League is the team itself. For the most part, they are all engaging and charismatic, with the story giving each one of them a surprising amount of character moments and even little mini-arcs that they must resolve to serve the greater narrative.`Truly, one of the throughlines of most reviews how good the heroes themselves are. Given that this is the first time The Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) or Aquaman (Jason Momoa) get substantial screen time, it`s important to note that even the negative reviews typically speak positively about how the superheroes--new and old--were handled.`Each character gets moments to shine and make a positive lasting impression,` IGN`s Jim Vejvoda says. `Thankfully, these three new characters work more often than not.`Still, one place the movie seems to falter--and most critics agree--is the plot. `Steppenwolf is coming to get the Mother Box ...
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