‘The Batman’ Review Roundup: Critics Hail Superhero Film as a ‘Great Murder Mystery’ and ‘Best Bat-Movie Yet’
wrote TheWrap’s Todd Gilchrist in his review of the film.Reviews also note that Pattinson, who stars as the Dark Knight detective, gets to be the active protagonist in his film, instead of being a supporting character to a villain that chews up the scenery like previous films. “The Batman” opens Friday in theaters nationwide.“Matt Reeves’s The Batman, at least as far as superhero movies go, feels so old-fashioned that it has come all the way around to unique again.