The Batman
MORE than a year of stalking the streets as the Batman has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies — his butler Alfred, and Lt. James Gordon — while surrounded by the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures. When a killer targets Gotham’s elite, Batman encounters such characters as Selina Kyle, The Penguin, Carmine Falcone, and The Riddler, and he must forge new relationships and bring justice. Directed by Matt Reeves, the film stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, and Colin Farrell. Variety’s Peter Debruge writes, “As the Batman or Vengeance or whatever he’s called, Pattinson is the most sullen of the actors to have played the character, which reads as a kind of daredevil nihilism whenever he’s in costume: He doesn’t seem fearless so much as ambivalent about whether he lives or dies. Once the cowl comes off, however, Pattinson’s interpretation gets more intriguing: Brooding and withdrawn, he’s a damaged loner with unresolved daddy issues, saddled with all kinds of complicated emotional trauma.” Review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer gives the film a score of 87%.
MTRCB Rating: R-13