Yeah, I remember a lot of gripes with Pattinson as Batman, but I thought he played the character extremely well. Just well done overall IMO. All the actors were great. And can't believe Collin Farrell was the Penguin. Kravitz was a great Catwoman.I finally got the chance to watch it last night as well. Loved it. Definitely up there at the top of my favorite Batman movies. Maybe at the very top. It just felt different. Never felt like a superhero movie or even a "realistic" take on a comic character. It was long but it never felt long and I'm not sure what they could have cut to reduce the run time. Everything flowed pretty quickly and seamlessly. Was never really sold on John Turturro as a mob boss, but thought the rest of the cast was great. Pattinson was perfect for this dark, rage filled Batman and weirdo isolated Bruce Wayne. Looking forward to seeing how both characters evolve over the follow ups. Really enjoyed Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman (is she the tiniest human alive?). Thought the world building and character building were great. Loved that we're just dropped into Year 2 of the "Gotham Project". Great movie.
I agree that while long, there really wasn't anything you could cut out.
Looking forward to the next one. I think I read that there are plans to carve Batman out of the DC Universe and make his own with movies and HBO Max shows surrounding these characters. I think there is a show in the works with Farrell as the Penguin. I would much rather watch that than the entire DC Universe.