The Quintessentialist

The Batman Movie Review A Solid Noir Film I went and saw The Batman the other day with one of my buddies and I must say, we really enjoyed it. Granted I don't think this movie is for everyone. The Batman follows Batman (Robert Pattinson) during his second year of crime fighting. When the mayor of Gotham is killed by The Riddler (Paul Dano), it is up to Batman with the help of James Gordon (Jeffery Wright), and Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz) to stop him. From a visual point of view, The Batman is gorgeous. Every frame is a painting. The acting is solid, the plot is solid. The musical score is outstanding. I personally loved the film, but there are some things in it that could off-set some Batman fans. I typically get into the acting first, but like you've probably already heard many reviewers say before, the city is a character in this film. Gotham feels real, grounded, and certainly not a place you'd want to visit. Corruption and crime run rampant at every level of society. The

Cyrano Movie Review Friend Zone The Movie I went and saw the movie Cyrano last night with one of my friends, and it wasn't exactly what I expected it to be. Cyrano follows a love triangle between the Poet and Capitan, Cyrano (Peter Dinklage), a woman named, Roxanne (Haley Bennett), and a new soldier, Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Cyrano writes letters for Christian addressed to Roxanne signed by Christian while loving Roxanne himself. The film Cyrano was more comedic in the first two-thirds of the film than I think they intended it to be. I would have rated this movie a three out of five, but the final third of this film went into full drama and just nailed it. While watching the film I was trying to figure out which time period Cyrano took place, but I found out after watching the film, the creators made it into historical fiction. They make no claim for this film to be historically accurate as far as I can tell, so I won't judge them on that. The actors each did fine. Pete

Uncharted Movie Review Not As Good As The Games I went and saw the movie Uncharted a while ago, and it was as I expected it to be. If you are a fan of the games, well... prepare for disappointment. Uncharted follows Nathan Drake (Tom Holland), a low level thief as he is recruited by Victor Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to go on a treasure hunt. As someone who has played some of the games, but not all, I have to say that the Uncharted film is what I thought it would be. A mishmash of all four games but not committing to any of them. The acting is a bit stale, and the plot is predictable. The camera work was fine, but the music was underused. Tom Holland should not have been Nathan Drake. He lacks the charisma, the attitude, and the charm. He may have passed for a teenage Nathan Drake, but he should have only been in a few scenes. I'm not the biggest fan of Tom Holland either long time readers may know. Now, onto Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan. Mark Wahlberg is way too young to be playi