The Batman (2022)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Bruce Wayne / Batman	Robert Pattinson	½
Selina Kyle / Catwoman	Zoë Kravitz
Edward Nashton / Riddler	Paul Dano	½
James Gordon	Jeffrey Wright	½
Carmine Falcone	John Turturro	½
Gil Colson	Peter Sarsgaard
Alfred Pennyworth	Andy Serkis
Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / Penguin	Colin Farrell
The Joker	Barry Keoghan	-

Review

Matt Reeves' long-awaited Batman reboot has in many ways become a magnificent, epic spectacle, with its dark, brooding version of Gotham, a pessimistic, haunted Batman as realized by Robert Pattinson, and an intricate, Zodiac inspired take on his main antagonist Riddler. But despite a relatively wide variation of themes and having the shell of a really good movie, The Batman slowly gets itself lost in sluggish power struggles, vapid social commentary, various allusions to original sin, and a promised showdown which turns out to be no more then a preface to the next episode of a prospective series. Pattinson's uninspired voice-over in the beginning and the end reveals that this Batman hasn't really learned anything or developed during the movie's far too indulgent running time, despite extensive soul-searching, ostensibly. He has just altered his justification for his actions. Not for the first time in Batman history, the villains are far more interesting than the hero. Paul Dano's wonderful performance makes Riddler a layered, fascinating specimen. And there are also delightful supporting work from Peter Sarsgaard as a tragic, corrupt district attorney, and an unrecognizable Colin Farrell as Penguin.