The Batman (SPOILERS)

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The Batman (SPOILERS)

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The big bad this time around is The Riddler. He is almost as crazy as The Joker. We have appearances from Penguin, who now turns out to be a lower rank mob boss. Cat Woman, who again walks the line between good and bad.

It is loud and frenetic in parts and to be honest doesn't really take the bat to anywhere he hasn't been before. He's pretty much the same as it was in the Batman begins trilogy. Moody and sullen with acting that doesn't quite live up to previous incarnations.

He gets into fights with large numbers of people at the same time. At one point he fights 20 or so Joker wannabes, armed with rifles, pistols and even a shotgun and wins, which is somewhat silly. Obviously nobody thought to shoot him in his chin.

In another scene he fights his way into a mob club doing battle with many bodyguards armed with machine guns and again wins. You have to wonder how he is able to walk around in his armour.

Gotham is effectively New York in this film. So much so it has Gotham Square Garden. Oddly thought the whole city seems to exist several feet below sea level.
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Seeing it tomorrow.
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