‘The Batman’ — Should it Be Dark or Fun?

After all these years, there have still been only two genuinely great Batman movies: Batman Begins (2005), the defining superhero movie of this century; and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), one of the funniest movies of this century.

The Dark Knight? The last two-thirds are great, but it suffers from a slow start. Sorry, but the Joker’s bank robbery is dumb. He won’t get far in his yellow bus, nor is killing all of his accomplices a great tactic. Also, the early Harvey Dent scene in the courtroom is silly.

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Kyle Smith

Kyle Smith is the film critic for the Wall Street Journal.

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After all these years, there have still been only two genuinely great Batman movies: Batman Begins (2005), the defining superhero movie of this century; and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), one of the funniest movies of this century.

The Dark Knight? The last two-thirds are great, but it suffers from a slow start. Sorry, but the Joker’s bank robbery is dumb. He won’t get far in his yellow bus, nor is killing all of his accomplices a great tactic. Also, the early Harvey Dent scene in the courtroom is silly.