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The film is terrific, and hands down the best Batman film of them all. It isn't even close, in my opinion.

The three-hour runtime feels like 90 minutes because of how tightly the film is edited, and how perfectly it is paced. When I left the theater, the first word I used when comparing notes with my friend was "unrelenting." This film never lets up, and there is never a slow moment or a scene that drags. It is story and character, mystery and reveal, build-up and release, and it works perfectly.

Pattinson is perfect as Batman. He's nearly never out of costume, yet is able to convey so much from behind the mask. No Batman actor before him has ever been able to express as much range while in character. It has always been reserved for the Bruce Wayne moments.

Turturro is excellent, as are Kravitz and Farrell. I can say hands down this is my favorite of all of Farrell's performances, and he's had several outstanding ones. He steals every scene he's in. I had huge reservations about Serkis as Alfred, but that was also perfect casting. And Jeffrey Wright nails Gordon. Across the board, every actor shines.

I won't say anything about The Riddler other than he is perfect, too.

This is a stellar film, and one I'd give 10/10. It's flawless, and something I already look forward to seeing again.

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Agreed with everything you said.

Matt Reeves is one of the best writers/directors making big budget blockbusters right now. It's no easy task keeping a 3 hour film as well paced as this but he makes it look easy. He kept the story focused on catching The Riddler whilst also incorporating all the other characters into the story whilst also laying the foundations for the sequels. Also every action sequence is directly linked with the story, there's no action sequences just for the sake of it. I can't find any flaws with it either, it's everything I hoped it would be and then some and I'd give it a 10/10, hopefully the sequel can live up to this standard.

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That is an excellent point-- nothing was done simply for the sake of "Let's see Batman do this!" Every chase, leap, and fall happened for a reason. And, they seemed real. Batman stumbled, crashed, and fell, and didn't gracefully breeze past every challenge.

I also appreciated the Bat-mobile. We saw it in the periphery in various states of build, and when it was revealed, it looked like a muscle car that had been tinkered with and souped up, and not some indestructible tank built to survive the surface of Jupiter.

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Excellent cant wait to watch it tommorow, finally a decent batman after all these years.

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I'm surprised he's more in costume than not. Interesting approach.

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Well all this Batman in costume talk is very exciting. Maybe I will go see it.

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If you want all Batman, all the time, this is your movie.

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Yep, very much makes a change from The Dark Knight Rises where Bruce Wayne was in costume for only about 30 minutes of the 165 minute running time.

If you want the most Batman for your buck see The Batman.

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10/10 for me too. Easily the best Batman film since 2008 . Will be seeing it again as well.

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I agree. It’s better than The Dark Knight in my opinion

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