Just watched it for the first time, and it was alright. Tight plot, good action, great scenery, where I'm underwhelmed is with the characters. Pattinson is a good Batman, but I dont like his Bruce Wayne at all. I don't think he has the right look for Bruce, that and how he acts is just too moody and emo for my taste. I missed the playboy public Bruce and serious but dryly humorous private Bruce. 

  Gordon was....ok, Selina was fine, Penguin was good, though he was bit too much of a typical mobster than he should be. Riddler....that's a tough one. The whole Zodiac take is fine on paper, but I honestly found most of his unmasked scenes kind of forced and a little cringe. With stuff like the Netflix Dahmer series that came out around the same time, this take on Riddler feels dated to me even though it was only 4 years ago. 

   Overall, The Batman is a fine movie. Based off this first viewing, I don't think it'll ever be one of my favorite Batman movies, but it's got some good stuff, and it doesn't turn me off from watching the coming sequel. My biggest wish is Pattinson develops his Bruce into something more akin to what I like, as of now he might be the weakest Bruce Wayne on screen imo, though as I said before he was good as in-suit Batman. The suit was ok btw, though I dont love the cowl. 3/5.​