1 hour and 15 minutes into the movie and I am starting to lose my interest.
So, a madman is on the loose killing Gotham's most prominent figures and the DA parks his car in a shady place with no surveillance, no bodyguards, no police officers watching his back.... He is an important figure but hey, why taking any precautions? How convenient for the story that the Riddler can enter his car... How convenient for these movies that the bad guys can abduct prominent figures or just anybody so easily...
But, wait, why all those people are being slain? Because we are told they are corrupt. But are they? I haven't seen a single politician or Mafia boss commiting any wrongdoings? Maybe the Penguin handing over some pills in his club and... Is that it? Are they trying to wrestle control from the authorities for a greater purpose? Trying to destabilize the city flooding it with drugs for something more than just money? Are they trying to steal or sell something to someone that would endanger Gotham or the system or the country???
As I said before, 1 hour and 15 minutes and all we have is The Riddler taking the portmanteau of Kevin Spacey in the movie Seven with a Batman detective that is doing just some partial detective work. Like he is more interested in decipher the riddles than in looking for a profile that could match the killer's identity. I am no detective but I'd say he could check police, hospitals, mental asylum or some psychiatrist records. Some CSI detective work might not be amiss. The guy seems Caucasian with green eyes. Maybe those eyes can be matched with some aforementioned profiles. He used a specific type of American tape. Let's see stores that sell that kind of tape, let's check their security video recordings.... I don't know.... Seems more subtle detective work just breaking and entering into the Penguin's club and squarely manhandle the owner over a few questions. "Ey! Thanks for the visit, Batman" If I were the Penguin I would be nervous. The Batman was here, he might spoil our entire operation. I need to make some calls, pass the word. We must do something. We need to pull some levers here and there, reschedule the drug or arms deliveries, hire some baddies and... Oh wait, nothing of that sort matters now that The Batman and Selina have just met. On with the subplot of their sexually-charged relationship and back to the Riddler's puzzling puzzles.... for the next hour?? I don't know....
Very tricky film.
Besides, Pattinson looks just sick. He is a very handsome guy but here he looks just the opposite. He does not look healthy. He sports an awfullly awful haircut. His face is way too pale, way too desaturated of color. He is many miles away from the charismatic established persona with a flair of Bruce Wayne that was nicely captured in the past by either Keaton, Bale or Affleck.
This version of The Batman/Bruce Wayne totally reminds me of a hybrid version of Watchmen's Rosarsch and Night Owl. The first scene of the movie being the prime example.
This Batman is always brooding, moody, more grey than dark, lonely, and barely talkative. Patrolling the streets at night eager to dispense his ration of knuckles in the face but not quite intent on calling the police to aprehend and arrest all those punks going off the rails.... I don't know.
At least I just hope they come around the idea of making this and Phoenix's Joker part of the same universe.
So, a madman is on the loose killing Gotham's most prominent figures and the DA parks his car in a shady place with no surveillance, no bodyguards, no police officers watching his back.... He is an important figure but hey, why taking any precautions? How convenient for the story that the Riddler can enter his car... How convenient for these movies that the bad guys can abduct prominent figures or just anybody so easily...
But, wait, why all those people are being slain? Because we are told they are corrupt. But are they? I haven't seen a single politician or Mafia boss commiting any wrongdoings? Maybe the Penguin handing over some pills in his club and... Is that it? Are they trying to wrestle control from the authorities for a greater purpose? Trying to destabilize the city flooding it with drugs for something more than just money? Are they trying to steal or sell something to someone that would endanger Gotham or the system or the country???
As I said before, 1 hour and 15 minutes and all we have is The Riddler taking the portmanteau of Kevin Spacey in the movie Seven with a Batman detective that is doing just some partial detective work. Like he is more interested in decipher the riddles than in looking for a profile that could match the killer's identity. I am no detective but I'd say he could check police, hospitals, mental asylum or some psychiatrist records. Some CSI detective work might not be amiss. The guy seems Caucasian with green eyes. Maybe those eyes can be matched with some aforementioned profiles. He used a specific type of American tape. Let's see stores that sell that kind of tape, let's check their security video recordings.... I don't know.... Seems more subtle detective work just breaking and entering into the Penguin's club and squarely manhandle the owner over a few questions. "Ey! Thanks for the visit, Batman" If I were the Penguin I would be nervous. The Batman was here, he might spoil our entire operation. I need to make some calls, pass the word. We must do something. We need to pull some levers here and there, reschedule the drug or arms deliveries, hire some baddies and... Oh wait, nothing of that sort matters now that The Batman and Selina have just met. On with the subplot of their sexually-charged relationship and back to the Riddler's puzzling puzzles.... for the next hour?? I don't know....
Very tricky film.
Besides, Pattinson looks just sick. He is a very handsome guy but here he looks just the opposite. He does not look healthy. He sports an awfullly awful haircut. His face is way too pale, way too desaturated of color. He is many miles away from the charismatic established persona with a flair of Bruce Wayne that was nicely captured in the past by either Keaton, Bale or Affleck.
This version of The Batman/Bruce Wayne totally reminds me of a hybrid version of Watchmen's Rosarsch and Night Owl. The first scene of the movie being the prime example.
This Batman is always brooding, moody, more grey than dark, lonely, and barely talkative. Patrolling the streets at night eager to dispense his ration of knuckles in the face but not quite intent on calling the police to aprehend and arrest all those punks going off the rails.... I don't know.
At least I just hope they come around the idea of making this and Phoenix's Joker part of the same universe.
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