We saw it last night.
So.... it wasn't the train wreck that it's being made out to be in a lot of places. But I wouldn't say it's good, either. It's watchable.
It's literally Star Wars crossed with Dune (though less sand than either). Apparently Snyder originally pitched this as a Star Wars movie, and you can see that. It even has lightsabers! There isn't an ounce of originality here--it's just scenes from other films.
It’s not just the lightsabers of course. It has the cantina scene, it has Tattooine (but less sandy), it has a Star Destroyer, the Empire, stormtroopers. A main hero who is the child of the main bad guy. The Emperor, Vader(ish). Different costumes, that’s all. No magic (Force) at least.
The bad guys aren't just space nazis, they pretty much dress like WWII nazis too, and they're cartoonishly evil.
Lots of slo-mo action sequences. Some of the CGI of spaceships and cities and stuff looks a lot like a cartoon or a video game.
But... it was watchable. Plotwise or character-wise, it's not like Star Wars is better, but this doesn't have any of the visual or audio iconography of those films. There's not much you'll remember the next day. But it's not a complete train wreck.
Oh and also, nothing actually happens. They gather a motley crew, none of whom do anything. They run around a lot and have a few fights, but the status quo the end is the same as the beginning.
