17. Batman v. Superman

Oh, Ben Affleck Batman, if only you spoke in a normal vocal register for 2016’s Batman v. Superman, maybe then J. Lo wouldn’t have divorced you. Or maybe not—Batman’s lawnmower voice isn’t the only issue with this Zack Snyder movie, which struggles for air under the constraints of its convoluted plot.

At first you’d think that Batman v. Superman would be a movie that explores the complexities of justice; Batman doesn’t like how Superman does things, and vice versa. That’s a natural assumption for a movie called Batman v. Superman, but then you realize that no one in it knows why they want what they do—and Batman would like to build a kryptonite grenade launcher. The movie’s showstopper fight is with the colossal Gila monster Doomsday and, though he is fearsome, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman looks like she’s sleeping with her eyes open when she helps Batman and Superman take him on. It’s all over-the-top, and overly complicated. In all the excess, Batman v. Superman forgets to build out its characters, or pay accurate tribute to the grim Frank Miller comics it’s inspired by.