In the mood for some fun diversion, I was going to go to the little local cinema, for the first time in two years, to see the new Hercule Poirot, featuring Kenneth Branagh and his mustache, and to eat a bag of twizzlers. But, crap, that was last night. Now playing: The Batman.
I liked comic books, a lot--when i was 12. I have never, as one all growed up, really grasped the point of imbuing super-hero silliness with Bergmanesque angst. But that's just me.
Anyway, to see if I might be in for any fun here, I checked out the rotten tomato, and read Anthony Lane's splat (amid a pretty high score) from the New Yorker (March 3, 2022). Fun, Mr. Lane writes, is "certainly not a concept that "The Batman," dropsical with self-importance, and setting a bold new standard in joylessness, has much use for."
Oh well. Nuff said.
Not a total loss, though. Mr. Lane made me laugh with this:
"The film in question, directed by Matt Reeves, is called "The Batman," the big news being that the principal character has acquired not only a new car, a new motorbike, and a new butler but also—holy grammarians!—a definite article. This guy isn’t just any old Batman; he is the Batman, and you should be wary of cheap imitations. (Any word, you may ask, from the Robin? Nothing. Not a tweet.) "
Anyway
I liked comic books, a lot--when i was 12. I have never, as one all growed up, really grasped the point of imbuing super-hero silliness with Bergmanesque angst. But that's just me.
Anyway, to see if I might be in for any fun here, I checked out the rotten tomato, and read Anthony Lane's splat (amid a pretty high score) from the New Yorker (March 3, 2022). Fun, Mr. Lane writes, is "certainly not a concept that "The Batman," dropsical with self-importance, and setting a bold new standard in joylessness, has much use for."
Oh well. Nuff said.
Not a total loss, though. Mr. Lane made me laugh with this:
"The film in question, directed by Matt Reeves, is called "The Batman," the big news being that the principal character has acquired not only a new car, a new motorbike, and a new butler but also—holy grammarians!—a definite article. This guy isn’t just any old Batman; he is the Batman, and you should be wary of cheap imitations. (Any word, you may ask, from the Robin? Nothing. Not a tweet.) "
Anyway
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I liked BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT a lot more, but this was a slow burn cool. I'm a Matt Reeves fan, especially CLOVERFIELD and the LET THE RIGHT ONE IN remake.