Reviews

Flashy production, big names, and long run times don't make a movie good. Character development and buyable plots make good movies.

The characters in this were so flat. None of them were believable in their roles, all two dimensional. Just because these are classic characters does not mean the audience has to immediately accept them and their "storylines." The villain was the only one with any developed backstory, and it was thrown together in the last thirty or so minutes. This was Robert Pattinson pretending to be Batman, obviously, but that's what I saw *on screen* - not Bruce Wayne as Batman. I just saw Robert Pattinson getting a fat paycheck. It was tough to swallow and grueling to watch for three hours.

The whole thing with Selina doesn't make sense - the movie takes place over a WEEK. Within this week, her girlfriend is kidnapped and murdered, and Selina goes from a murderous rampage over her grief to coming onto Batman and asking him to run away with her. In the span of a week. Sure, grief and trauma does crazy things to people, but...come on.

Then there's the fact that the movie takes place over a week...a few weeks, maybe - a few months, sure. Very difficult to believe this happened in six or seven days. It would have been utter chaos, even in a place like Gotham.

I was checking my watch continuously throughout this movie. When I finally thought it was wrapping up, they kept tacking things on at the end and I'm pretty sure I saw my brain stem from rolling my eyes so hard. If they had cut 45-60 minutes of it (because so much of it did nothing to develop characters or plot), it may have been a tolerable movie, but in no way does it warrant the 8.5 rating it currently has. I'm baffled, and I was genuinely excited to see Robert Pattinson's Batman, but then, y'know, he did say he would ruin it.

Save your money and watch it when it's streaming.

I really enjoyed this movie. I am always happy to find 90 minute movies that can hold my attention and leave me thinking and wondering about them after the credits roll, and this one ticks those boxes perfectly. Great little hidden gem.

I do think people in certain stages of their lives will appreciate this a lot more than others. Worth a watch regardless.

I am a bit bothered by the reviews here, so I'm gonna review the reviews, too. Spoilers ahead.

Most of the negative reviews here seem to stem from the fact that a) they use a fake cat and/or b) the fake cat dies. Maybe you should hop on over to Disney+ for some kids content if the fake cat dying off-screen upset you that much. Let's get a grip, folks.

I was ugly crying by the end of this so I had to knock a star off. Great acting, as if anyone is surprised. Devastating story.

And they know it. Ted's daughter is the most authentic actor out of the lot. Keanu lost it somewhere through the years and it's a little sad to see. Not awful like so many folks are saying. Not as good as the originals by a long shot.

Should have done a reboot with the daughters and had cameos with the OGs.