Brian McGovney’s review published on Letterboxd:
This was a re-watch, because we've been watching THE PENGUIN and wanted to refresh our memory. This is only 2 years old and I barely remembered a thing. Yet I have nothing specific to complain about it except the length, and that it represents several trips too many to the grim 'n' gritty well for this character. Other than that it's pretty good! Raised my rating a star this time.
Pattinson's Batman is kind of a tool but you can see why. Some of the needle drops (Nirvana) annoyed me the first time I saw this. Now I kinda see what they're doing and I'm OK with it.
The ending is where this shines: Bruce's realization that his whole I AM VENGEANCE shtick wasn't going to work for him anymore, at the end of the film, got past me on the first watch. Now I think it's cool how it implies THIS Batman might become a sunnier one, later.
Bale is still the best movie Batman, on the whole. But this is a lot better than THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
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