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Injustice
2021 78 min United States of America R 18+
★6.5
Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
Director: Matt Peters
📖 Based on the novel
«Injustice: Gods Among Us»
byTom Taylor
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Description
When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?
Starring
Justin Hartley
Actor
Anson Mount
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Laura Bailey
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Key opinion
Injustice (2021) is widely regarded as a superficial adaptation that fails to translate the depth and scale of its source material into a limited runtime. While some appreciate the film's brutal, fast-paced action and R-rated themes, the consensus criticizes the skeletal plot and lack of meaningful character development.
| Pacing | The film suffers from a rushed narrative that fails to replicate the slow-burn moral corruption of the comics. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay acts as a clumsy, shallow collage of events that lacks sufficient exposition and emotional depth. | |
| Theme | The characters often feel like empty shells, missing the nuanced motivations and personal arcs present in the source material. | |
| Runtime | The 79-minute runtime is inadequate for the amount of source material being covered, leaving the story feeling disjointed and incomplete. | |
| Adaptation | Opinions on the film's value divide between fans who appreciate the accessible, dynamic, and violent spectacle of a fallen Superman and those who find the adaptation fundamentally inferior to the original comics and games. |