`The Batman` flies high with its dark and serious Dark Knight, but hangs around too long
(CNN.com Entertainment)

`The Batman` presents a muscular vision of the Dark Knight that hardcore fans have long desired, a dark and serious epic that`s somewhat offset by two disclaimers: At nearly three hours, the movie hangs around too long, really feeling it down the stretch; and despite its origins, this detective-driven take owes more to movies like `Seven` and `L.A. Confidential` than other superhero fare.