‘The Batman’ review: Bland and forgettable new Caped Crusader film
nypost.comBen Affleck and now Robert Pattison might, the metropolis gets worse and worse.Running time: 175 minutes. Rated PG-13 (strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.) In theaters March 4.In the latest perfunctory film, “The Batman,” Gotham is bleaker than ever.
Too bleak, if you ask me. Director Matt Reeves’ downer movie embraces the realism of “The Dark Knight” — the opposite of Tim Burton’s purple-hazed funhouse — only without the payoff of excellent writing and acting.
There’s an unshakable feeling here of “What’s the point?”Not to mention the nearly three-hour length. Holy runtime!Bruce Wayne has been millennialized.
Whereas previous iterations hid their crime fighting alter-ego by being charming, tuxedo-clad socialites at parties, Pattinson’s billionaire Bruce is a brooding recluse who stays at home all the time and who many residents haven’t seen since he was a little boy.
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