Us United

Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Mamoa, Ezra Miller, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, J. K. Simmons, Joe Morton

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I don't care how many demons he's fought in how many hells. He's never fought us. Not us united." – Bruce Wayne

Why watch this? This may be the one good thing that came out of COVID-19.

Plot Summary: Since the death of Superman (from Batman v Superman (2016)), three intergalactic Mother Boxes on Earth have begun to reactivate. Darkseid, who rules the war planet Apokolipse, needs these boxes to become supremely powerful. He sends his brutal lieutenant, Steppenwolf, to Earth to take possession of the boxes by any means necessary. However, Earth's heroes are also making plans to find the boxes. This includes Wonder Woman and Batman, but they will need some major help. This leads to finding newcomers Barry Allen (the Flash), Aquaman (Arthur Curry), and Victory Stone (Cyborg).

Dad's Preview: It was rumored that director Zack Snyder had filmed a very different movie than the Justice League that opened in theaters in 2017, which BTW was hot garbage (thanks to WB executives mucking it up). When COVID hit, Snyder promised his fans that he'd make this film HIS way, and sure enough... he did. This four-plus hour effort is superb. We get much better origins for Cyborg and Flash, Steppenwolf's CGI is unreal. It was truly a labor of love by the director, cast and crew. It's the reward that loyal DC fans deserved.

Access Ent., DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, The Stone Quarry, HBO MAX;
Warner Bros. Pictures