The Batman origin story yet again, this time based on Frank Miller's comic of the same name. It closely resembles David Mazzucchelli's character designs, which I was very pleased about. It's a surprisingly faithful adaptation, with instances of dialogue and scene setting lifted directly from the source text.
Ben McKenzie is okay as Batman, but Bryan Cranston steals the show as Jim Gordon, a man who has to work hard to win his battles and fix his mistakes. When Gordon's centre stage Year One is an accomplished and engaging drama, but elsewhere it was less convincing; e.g. Bruce kicking a tree in half.
As successful as the adaptation is overall, I feel that an alternate version focussing solely on an expanded Gordon narrative — including Batman only when he crossed over into the lieutenant's world — could've been fantastic.
3½ working relationships out of 5
1 comment:
I felt exactly the same way about this one.
Jim Gordon was THE best.
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