Bear in mind OP is not asking you whether or not that is your rating of the film. He is inquiring on whether or not you think it is a fair rating, meaning if you can concede why someone would logically rate it like that.
To answer your question: yes. It's a very fair rating. To a general filmmaking standard, at least. Because a lot of Snyderverse and Batman v. Superman fans (I am a hypocrite, for I am one of them) write up long paragraphs deflecting criticism against the movie and slanting people for not understanding it. Which is fair, I do believe there are intelligent ideas in the movie that fell on deaf ears, but that does not automatically make the movie great.You can write a stellar argument that justifies Batman's no-killing rule, you can write an essay convincing yourself the "Martha!"scene is brilliant, you can do your best, or your worst. That doesn't change the fact that regardless of how many compelling arguments you can write in favour of the movie, this is still an art piece existing in the same medium as The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, and the holy Whiplash.
So yes, there are strong points in the film and I personally liked it a LOT as a superhero film, but superhero films should not be held to a lower standard than any other film in any other genre. Not to say a film needs to be anything more than dumb fun, but if you find yourself deliberately or instinctively excusing the pitfalls of a superhero film... that's a red flag. That implies there's something wrong with the movie. And Batman v. Superman is flawed, very very flawed:
- The first live action encounter between Batman and Superman and all we get is two lines delivered from each hero. If you understand each line, they are pretty epic, but I expect much more from the first live action encounter of two of the most iconic characters in popular fiction.
- Superman's character is short cut and although it is more tolerable in the UC, it is still a problem. The film presumes emotional attachment without earning it. A pitfall that it's predecessor suffered from. It's not the notion of his sentence count that bothers me. It's the deficient development between Superman and his supporting cast. Put in the words of @saintwildcard, Zod and Lex's body had more development than Kal-El and Lois. OK, that's an exaggeration, but I hope you get the point. Martha and Clark's interactions are summed up by a single phone call - rendering her as a plot device when she is stolen in the third act.
- With the exception of the fantastic Warehouse scene, a majority of the action in the film is underwhelming. The Doomsday Battle played a bit like a JRPG turn based battle, and a CGI display like fire works. The Batman v. Superman fight is such a monumental let down - clumsy, uncoordinated and one-sided. And The Knightmare Sequence, although a good bit of fun, is poor filmmaking when you analyse it.
- Terrio is a talented scriptwriter with some interesting and compelling ideas. I've seen this movie 6 times. That's probably because of the undertone. I love finding new things to appreciate in the film from a thematic standpoint the more I watch it. But regardless of how much we dissect all of the story's many forms of symbolism... Snyder NEEDS to find another way to develop his characters. Seriously. Yes, the Man-Bat dream sequence symbolises something profound. But that's not how you set up a character. And a 1 minute monologue and cheesy symbolism of being lifted into the air by bats isn't the way to do it either. You build character through compelling drama. See Whiplash.
I could expand but god, this post took ages to write and I doubt anyone will see it to the end anyway! Point is, before you respond to me with "but I thought you loved Batman v. Superman." Don't. Please. Do not. Because I will presume you didn't pay attention to my post. Seeing as the notion of my post isn't anti-BvS, but specifically "even if you like this film a lot (like me), 6/10 is an utterly fair rating."
Signing out.
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