<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 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>