“Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is a movie a lot of people are excited about. You have Superman. You have Batman. Even Wonder Woman is in the movie. Actor Ben Affleck plays Batman. Since the Batman movie series started in 1989, movies with Batman have sold almost $2 billion of tickets in the U.S. That is according to the website Box Office Mojo. The same site says since 1978, the six Superman movies have sold over $800 million in tickets. So, the thinking goes, putting the two characters together, should result in a big movie. But what happens if critics do not like it? We will find out on Thursday night, when the film comes out in the U.S. Some early showings have produced disappointing reviews. Some critics say the two-and-a-half-hour film is too long. One critic from the magazine Us Weekly calls it “151 minutes of gloom and doom.”

What does gloom mean?
to criticize harshly
darkness or a feeling of sadness
repeated pattern of sounds
the beginning of something
What actor plays Batman?
Chris Pratt
Tobey Maguire
Ben Affleck
Christian Bale
Some early showings have produced disappointing reviews.
disappointing
positive
great
mixed