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'The Batman' early Twitter reviews: Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves' film tipped to surpass 'The Dark Knight' as best Batman movie; frontrunner for 2023 Oscars

by · The Times of India

The hype is real! Director Matt Reeve's upcoming superhero film 'The Batman' starring Robert Pattinson in the lead has bowled over fans and critiques alike.

The lucky few who got a chance to catch the early screenings of the film have had only the best things to say. The early Twitter reviews only add to the hype and excitement surrounding the film that will have the caped crusader playing detective to find a missing girl and locate The Riddler.

The nearly three-hour movie, which is the longest ever Batman film to date, is not only tipped to be 'the best Batman film' to date, but is also said to be a strong contender for the next Oscar Awards season.

"The Batman is simply the best Batman movie yet, a film that richly honours the character and the world while simultaneously reinvigorating it. It's thoughtful, scary, funny, sexy, and most importantly at three hours--never, even for a moment, boring," read a tweet.

Another said, "This movie deserves an Oscar nomination in technical aspects, it's crazy how visually good each scene looks and the soundtrack is wonderful, This is the best Matt Reeves movie And you can see the love he has for the character."

This is Pattinson's first major comic-book superhero role since his debut in the Harry Potter series and playing the Vampire Edward Cullen in the hugely successful 'Twilight' series. "Pattinson pulls it out of the park and after this movie, no one will be putting him with Twilight again," said another.

See the reactions that came in on Twitter:

Pattinson and Kravitz a little worried about how audiences will respond.

"I feel scared and very excited at the same time but definitely intimidated," Kravitz told Reuters in an interview.

"Hopefully it will go down well. I wish we did press after the movie came out. It would be so much easier," Pattinson added.

Pattinson's Batman has a different silhouette from previous incarnations. Set in fictional Gotham City, the film addresses politics, corruption, poverty and crime.

It also stars Jeffrey Wright as Lieutenant James Gordon and Colin Farrell as The Penguin.

Meanwhile, the film is expected to fly past the USD 150 million mark on its opening weekend, thus recovering its USD 100 million production and marketing cost.

Rumours are also rife about a sequel to the film that will also have a spin-off television show featuring The Penguin.