During an appearance on "The Tonight Show," Batman himself Ben Affleck discussed why "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" shouldn't be considered a critical film.

"This is definitely the kind of movie to see -- a big event movie, huge crowds!" he enthused. "It's a lot of fun. It's a big, exciting, fun, explosive movie."

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"Don't scare people into thinking this is a critical film," he added. "We're not going for the film critic circle. This is an audience movie. People actually like this movie."

Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Amy Adams and others, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is now in theaters.