['< sod > according to\'\' [ [ newsweek ] ]\'\' and the\'\' [ [ irish examiner ] ]\'\',\'\' batman v superman : dawn of justice\'\' has received mixed reviews from critics. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. newsweek. com / batman - v - superman - gets - mixed - reviews - critics - 439775 | title =\'batman v superman : dawn of justice\'gets mixed reviews from critics | work = newsweek | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } { { indent | 2 } } { { cite web | url = http : / / www. irishexaminer. com / examviral / celeb - life / the - first - reviews - of - batman - v - superman - dawn - of - justice - are - outand - its - a - mixed - response - from - the - critics - 388998. html | title = the first reviews of\'batman v superman : dawn of justice\'are out... and it\'s a mixed response from the critics | work = irish examiner | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref >\'\' variety\'\' called the reviews " lukewarm, " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / variety. com / 2016 / film / news / batman - v - superman - review - round - up - 1201736676 / | title = early ‘ batman v superman ’ reviews : what the critics are saying | work = variety | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > while\'\' [ [ the wall street journal ] ]\'\' said they were " mostly negative " and the\'\' [ [ business insider ] ]\'\' said reviews were " bad. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / blogs. wsj. com / speakeasy / 2016 / 03 / 2016 23 / batman - v - superman - what - critics - are - saying / | title = ‘ batman v superman ’ : what critics are saying | work = the wall street journal | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } { { indent | 2 } } { { cite web | url = http : / / www. businessinsider. com / batman - v - superman - bad - reviews - box - office - 2016 - 3 | title =\'batman v superman\'could lose a lot of money based on its bad reviews, according to a box office expert | work = business insider | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > based on 137 reviews collected by review aggregator website [ [ rotten tomatoes ] ], the film has primarily received negative reviews based on an approval rating of 32 %, with an average rating of 5. 2 / 10. the site\'s critical consensus reads, "\'\' batman v superman : dawn of justice\'\' smothers a potentially powerful story – and some of america\'s most iconic superheroes – in a grim whirlwind of effects - driven action. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. rottentomatoes. com / m / batman _ v _ superman _ dawn _ of _ justice / | title = batman v superman : dawn of justice ( 2016 ) | website = rotten tomatoes | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > [ [ metacritic ] ], which assigns a [ [ normalization ( statistics ) | normalized ] ] rating to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating " mixed or average reviews ". < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. metacritic. com / movie / batman - v - superman - dawn - of - justice | title = batman v superman : dawn of justice reviews | website = metacritic | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > according to\'\' [ [ newsweek ] ]\'\' and the\'\' [ [ irish examiner ] ]\'\',\'\' batman v superman : dawn of justice\'\' has received mixed reviews from critics. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. newsweek. com / batman - v - superman - gets - mixed - reviews - critics - 439775 | title =\'batman v superman : dawn of justice\'gets mixed reviews from critics | work = newsweek | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } { { indent | 2 } } { { cite web | url = http : / / www. irishexaminer. com / examviral / celeb - life / the - first - reviews - of - batman - v - superman - dawn - of - justice - are - outand - its - a - mixed - response - from - the - critics - 388998. html | title = the first reviews of\'batman v superman : dawn of justice\'are out... and it\'s a mixed response from the critics | work = irish examiner | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref >\'\' variety\'\' called the reviews " lukewarm, " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / variety. com / 2016 / film / news / batman - v - superman - review - round - up - 1201736676 / | title = early ‘ batman v superman ’ reviews : what the critics are saying | work = variety | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > while\'\' [ [ the wall street journal ] ]\'\' said they were " mostly negative " and the\'\' [ [ business insider ] ]\'\' said reviews were " bad. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / blogs. wsj. com / speakeasy / 2016 / 03 / 23 / batman - v - superman - what - critics - are - saying / | title = ‘ batman v superman ’ : what critics are saying | work = the wall street journal | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } { { indent | 2 } } { { cite web | url = http : / / www. businessinsider. com / batman - v - superman - bad - reviews - box - office - 2016 - 3 | title =\'batman v superman\'could lose a lot of money based on its bad reviews, according to a box office expert | work = business insider | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > based on 137 reviews collected by review aggregator website [ [ rotten tomatoes ] ], the film has an approval rating of 32 %, with an average rating of 5. 2 / 10. the site\'s critical consensus reads, "\'\' batman v superman : dawn of justice\'\' smothers a potentially powerful story – and some of america\'s most iconic superheroes – in a grim whirlwind of effects - driven action. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. rottentomatoes. com / m / batman _ v _ superman _ dawn _ of _ justice / | title = batman v superman : dawn of justice ( 2016 ) | website = rotten tomatoes | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > [ [ metacritic ] ], which assigns a [ [ normalization ( statistics ) | normalized ] ] rating to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating " mixed or average reviews ". < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. metacritic. com / movie / batman - v - superman - dawn - of - justice | title = batman v superman : dawn of justice reviews | website = metacritic | accessdate = march 23, 2016 } } < / ref > < eod >']