I think it's DC execs being DC execs. I don't really put it on the director (for now). They had a checklist and it shows.
Some parts feel lazy too, and sexist in a way. I feel like Batman or Superman would have gotten a more competent team to do the truck in the desert scene and maybe they wouldn't have had them save children twice.
I dunno, it was *fine* don't think about it too much. The moral of the story is be careful what you wish for, appreciate what you have.
I agree there are weird timing things. Like at the end pascal is with the machine and runs our into the white house lawn????????? Was that underground? That means the cat lady fight was underground? But there's a giant sea vista?? What's going on here!?!