‘The Batman’ Review Roundup: Critics Hail Superhero Film as a ‘Great Murder Mystery’ and ‘Best Bat-Movie Yet’

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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.

While watching The Batman, it feels like it has more in common with gritty crime mysteries like L.A. Confidential or Se7en than, say, Spider-Man: No Way Home. (A movie I like quite a bit, for the record.) The Batman is a movie fully embracing its present and not looking forward to what everything might mean five movies down the line.

At just under three hours in length, yes, it’s long, but it’s self-contained. And also rare for a Batman movie … Batman is actually the main character,” wrote Mike Ryan for Uproxx.“Ultimately, “The Batman” is an example of how a star can elevate an entire picture because Pattinson is the essential Batman.

He and the unassuming Jeffrey Wright vamp well together (the patience Wright fashions the wryly Gordon with is a lesson in character creation),” wrote Robert Daniels for The Playlist.Others note that “The Batman” might be the best Batman movie yet.“Do we really need yet another ‘Batman’ reboot?