The Batman Review: 7 Ups & 2 Downs

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Final Action Scene

The Batman 2022
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Again, this isn't some fast-paced action romp by any means. However, The Batman does have action scenes. It's a bloody superhero movie - of course there's gonna be some chaos. Reeves is smart enough to hold back on most of it until a show-closing series of events that will leave every fanboy/girl buzzing.

The final action set piece makes that earlier introspection worth ploughing through.

The movie finally lets loose and turns Pattinson into the Bat everyone knows and loves when it counts. Gamers will recall those "predator" moments in games like Arkham Asylum and Arkham City; this is that in film form, and it's glorious to witness. The 'Dark Knight' unleashed is still one of the best sights in cinema.

Being honest, almost everything beforehand comes across as a tease for moments like it. Credit must go to Pattinson for defying expectations to play Batman properly too. He's gritty, tense, angry and majestic all at once.

Are you looking forward to seeing The Batman? For more content, check out WWE 2K22: 10 Hands On First Impressions You Need To Know and GTA 6: Everything We Know So Far!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.