The Batman
Directed by Matt Reeves
Written by Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, Bob Kane
Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell
Release Date March 4th, 2022
Moody, atmospheric, and with a bloody red aesthetic, Matt Reeves’ The Batman doesn’t completely reinvent the Caped Crusader but it does give the legend a fresh coat of paint. Starring Robert Pattinson as a whole new, younger and more dynamic Batman/Bruce Wayne, The Batman focuses on creating a dense and engaging murder mystery plot in which The Riddler isn’t a comic figure but a desperate loner inspired to try and improve the cesspool that is Gotham City by any means necessary.
The Batman opens with a grisly and violent murder. The Mayor of Gotham City is home alone on Halloween night, his wife and child are out trick or treating. The Mayor is involved in a fight for his political life in the latest election. This will not be a problem for him much longer as hiding in the shadows is a masked assailant with a deathly agenda. The Riddler (Paul Dano) is out to prove he can get to anyone at any time and he has begun his murderous rampage at the very top of Gotham’s corrupt elite.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
