Michael Scott

This is a masterpiece, an intricate crime noir plot driven by great performances and camera work, adapting Batman's best solved cases. Pattinson is by far the most terrifying, vulnerable and human Batman, never loved the scenes where he teams up with Gordon to solve the riddles - just like the Batman I remember from my childhood. Watching him chase The Penguin on his Batmobile was one hell of an experience. I see complaints from many "critics" calling it broody and dark. I think that is how it is supposed to be, and although it's 3 hrs long, I have never felt it, as I was hooked the entire time. The haunting score by Michael Giacchino, the neverending rain, the orange hues and deep dark reds made the distorted city of Gotham scarier than ever before. The Riddler reminded me of the infamous Zodiac killer, and he shines in the role. The Penguin, Gordon, Catwoman, Falcone and Alfred were amazing throughout. This is cinema, a true-to-it's-genre comic book filmmaking, a Detective noir that reminded me of the Zodiac and Seven, a thriller shot without excessive use of CGI, using less than half of the usual superhero budget and yet, delivering the purest and most grounded version of the caped crusader, a one of its kind in today's CG driven action blockbusters, solidifying him as the world's greatest detective.