The Matticus Review you've all been waiting for...LIKE THE CLIMAX OF THE 5TH ACT!
TOO LONG! I thought the movie would end soon, but 40 minutes later it finally ends. Or even an hour later, I don't know lol. The movie felt like it was 10 hours for as immersive as it was. So immersive, but honestly, not structurally sound.
Why am I watching Batman looking at something for 10 seconds long? Then do that 10 more times. I get you want to make this Batman Seven, but with simple cuts the movie could have been 30 minutes shorter. It is intended to be a long burn movie, and that's what I was looking forward to, but there are times when you are just thinking let's move on. You can stay with a scene too long like:
oh there was an ouchie scene. I don't think I needed to see Batman slowly drag himself away after making a flying mistake.
The tone and feel was awesome. So grounded and you literally go with Batman everywhere. That's what I liked and wanted.
The Batmobile scene was incredible. You felt like you were right in the action. Very intense, very satisfying. This makes me want a HT Batmobile now.
A different Batman than we are used to. No Wayne Manor, surprisingly little of Alfred. I like the little amount of Bruce. I wanted to be with Batman on the adventure. This take on Bruce made a ton of sense. Stuck in full angst mode and is a recluse. It felt right.
Riddler was interesting until his reveal. I feel like he was shown too much. I like how Dano loses it at times. The Riddler I know is unhinged when it doesn't go his way. Not sure I needed the chorus singing though. Essentially what this movie was, just more than what was needed.
Farrell as the Penguin was awesome. Very smart ***. Can't wait to see more of him if that HBO Max show is a thing. Zoe was fine. Emotional and didn't act like a cat as Catwoman. I hate that take on Catwoman. Gordon was good except for the weird part where he is telling Batman to leave. The way he argues with his head back and forth, some people laughed at that. It was odd. There were parts of this movie, like Batman strutting out of the shadows and the flow of dialogue in a scene.
This was a problem I thought I might have as Reeves said this was the start of the Rogues Galley villains. Nothing conclusive with any of them. It felt like an empty conclusion. Riddler's plot was the opposite of the entire movie - big CGI extravaganza ending. Riddler isn't even in the middle of it. The shotgun blast to the stomach was too much. This guy shouldn't be taking gunfire like Superman.
Very surprised at how little action there was. A lot of focus and detail on the detective/story work. It could have used one more action sequence, but I have to give WB credit to give the green light to this grounded of a Batman movie.
Battinson nailed this. So minute (my NOOT) in his performance. It was special and the voice he got just right. The Batsuit, how it looked, his ability to fight - it all felt right and honest. This Batman was Year Two, he is over aggressive and not totally superior yet. I liked to see him fail. Not sure about his having Superman armor at times made sense.
The worst crime this movie made WAS 15 SECONDS OF THE BATCYCLE! WHAT?!??!?!?!? I was totally looking forward to a cool sequence with him driving around on it!
To say this movie is better than TDK is ridiculous. You look at the overall movie and judge it by that. Not half a movie, not most of a movie or even cool scenes. This is not better structurally than TDK. The editing and sound editing were weird. Lingering too long for a scene and then the same sound clips used over and over and over again. I don't think this is even better than BB. Certainly better than TDKR and the rest. The rewatchablility is low for the length and the long burn. This was a bridge to somewhere with what certainly seems like the Joker at the end. Ugh...another Joker...but with some weirdo actor. Eye roll.
