Same. They took a character with an established ethos(?) and tried to turn him into a Doctor Doom or something. Create a new character or something and let Lex be Lex.
I'm with you on that one, and the wife knows it. No way I'm putting myself, or anyone else, through that shit.
R.I.P. Bruce, basically. I loved Hudson Hawk, and Unbreakable is still my favorite Hero Origin story.