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Movie Review: The Batman Dear readers, if you are looking for some entertainment this coming weekend, allow me to IZAIAH REYES suggest a HERALD great film. EDITOR The Batman has just been released and I was able to see it this past weekend. In a word, I would call this movie a masterpiece and let me tell you why. The story was awesome, it was complex but still easy to understand. I can usually see plot twists a mile away but the reveals of this movie threw me in for a loop. Without spoiling anything, the synopsis of this movie is as follows: Batman must solve the mystery behind The Riddler’s series of murders and put a stop to it. Director Matt Reeves, hit a home run with his how the movie looks. The visuals of a movie could make or break it for me and if you’re the same then you can’t stand seeing elements in a movie like a place or an object that feels like it doesn’t belong. Gladly, The Batman did not have this issue. The look was very gritty, reflective of how the City of Gotham was supposed to be a corrupt and in decay. The performance by each cast member was top notch, I was most impressed by Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman, Colin Farrell’s Penguin, Paul Dano’s Riddler, and ofcourse,
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