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REVIEW: ‘The Penguin’ Is An Engaging Ride Worsened By It’s Disdain For The Batman’s Comic Book Origins

Is The Penguin able to live up to the legacy of The Batman? A review of the DC comics spin-off that stumbles due to shame of its original roots.

The project serves as the long-awaited continuation of The Batman, focusing on the story of Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb in his quest to become a renowned gangster in a city run by crime families like the Falcones and Maronis. While the entire cast has a solid wardrobe, Cristin Moliti’s outfits take things to another level, elevating every scene she’s in by highlighting the unique nature of her character and her emotions at that moment. The issue is that tying the character to closely to Colin Farrell’s emotional journey through The Penguin means Victor is unable to grow beyond the demands of the plot.

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