“Matt Reeves The Batman should tell audiences that other superhero movies are possible, and yet more, they can exist outside the formulaic tentpoles filling theaters today.” –
Robert Daniels, The Playlist
“Registers among the best of the genre, even if — or more aptly, because — what makes the film so great is its willingness to dismantle and interrogate the very concept of superheroes.” –
Peter DeBruge, Variety
“That it doesn’t come off as a parody of a parody is a testament to both the holistic nature of Reeves’ vision and the eagerness with which Pattinson buys into it.” –
David Ehrlich, indieWire
“It’s a soulful nocturne of corruption and chaos, and as much as I longed for a few more glimmers of humor, at no point during the hefty three-hour run time did my attention wander.” –
David Rooney
Hollywood Reporter
“At its best, The Batman is a helluva tough-guy yarn — an entertaining pulp-fiction epic under the guise of a sure-thing blockbuster. At its worst, it’s the cinematic equivalent of a mixtape.” –
David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Reeves loves these dead-end apocalyptic environments, and delights in tales that toy with the moral calculus of typical hero narratives. He has given us a Batman that he himself can believe in, not to mention a Batman that feels right for our times” –
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
“It’s a movie of alternately promising and frustrating half-measures, in which Reeves’ shrewd storytelling instincts and the usual franchise-filmmaking imperatives repeatedly fight to a draw.” –
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
“As grim as the Burton, Nolan and Snyder films were, Reeves and his team have fashioned their own distinctive and stylish variety of grimness, and they commit to it for three whole hours. Frankly, it’s amazing that they got away with it.” –
Nicholas Barber, BBC.com