Saw the new Batman today after it being hyped all weekend. Twitter says The Batman is on par with Heat and Se7en. Its not.
It was fine. Reeves does NOT turn into Fincher or Mann with this movie. Having said that it is a good, fun, movie. But its not “cinema.”
Pros: The opening. Zoe Kravitz. Personification of the Batmobile is genius. Colin Farrell. I liked how the movie did not focus on origin stories but instead treated characters like ongoing parts of Gotham. The cinematography and color grade are gorgeous, possibly the best in the batman series.
Cons: The Riddler plot (which I had heard was inspired by Chinatown) never reaches that unpredictable and epically destructive level the trailer promises. Riddler vs Batman never gets to the same place as Batman vs Joker via Dark Knight and remains sort of awkward throughout.
Dano (a great actor) performance is mostly lost as it ranges from his role in There Will Be Blood to Prisoner to Michael Buffer and never really lands.
When Batman goes to see the Penguin he knocks on the front door of the nightclub???????
Everyone is whispering (like M. Night or True Detective 2 style)
Batman’s involvement at crime scenes always feels awkward, and he just randomly drops clues to crime scene investigators, instantly solving riddles or recognizing blood clot patterns with a glance.
Alfred has like 2 scenes.
Gordon spends most of the movie following Batman around saying things like “Man that’s your thang,” and “How do you know that?”
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