It’s not bad. Then again it never tries hard enough to be anything that would allow it to be bad. The Batman is no doubt exciting, is fun in its daring and it’s a visually stunning epic, yet with an almost three hour running time it manages to say almost nothing about this Bruce Wayne. There’s detective work but no charm, warmth or wit, and Rbats’ emo Bruce is not just a long way from the World’s Greatest Detective, but he’s not that interesting either. The well cast Zoe Kravitz and Jeffrey Wright do the heavy lifting on acting chores that Rbats is bafflingly not asked to, but even there the opportunities with Selina and Gordon are largely dodged in favour of violence and spectacle. It’s a compelling watch - very Blade Runner in tone, but using Bruce’s journal for exposition happens far too often and what little character work there is (Serkis’ Alfred) is cringeworthy.  The Riddler mystery is a good one, and when Dano is allowed to cut loose he’s a compelling change from the customary rogues gallery, but even then the primary plot gets muddled with unnecessary origin and the excesses of the final act feel out of keeping with the core noir murder mystery. It’s fun but bloated and doesn’t offer a take on Bruce or Batman which hasn’t already been explored (better) on screen.