Shanners1950

There are reviews giving this movie a 2/10... what do you give Mel Gibson/Nicholas Cage movies?

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It's definitely too long - I think it could have easily gotten away with 2-2.5hrs at the most.

I didn't like the idea of Robert Pattinson as Batman before the movie and I still don't after watching it. It's not that he's bad... it's just that he's not good! Christian Bale/Michael Keaton are still the best for me.

However, the directing, acting, cinematography, and score are all good.

The long drawn-out pauses, the melodrama in the middle of an action... talk about over-dramatising things. This *could* have been an amazing series but fails to keep momentum due to long, drawn-out dialogue or slow, long scenes of little value. I found myself fast-forwarding scenes and dialogue to get to the point. The acting is good, the cinematography is good, but the dialogue and cutting lets it down.

This is worth watching just for Dan Stevens's portrayal of the Russian entrant, Alexander - brilliant acting and worthy of an award. Iceland's Final song is fantastic and I've already saved it in my Spotify playlist - another reason to watch the movie. One of the best lines in the movie for me was about elves taking things too far... had me & my friend in stitches.