One of the most highly anticipated films of the year, "The Batman," has finally been released. Each live-action Batman film has premiered to varying degrees of success, and now the very first reviews for "The Batman" are officially in — here's what critics have had to say so far.

Hanna Flint from MTV Movies declared that "Matt Reeves delivers a nail-biting, gritty and fun Batman coming-of-age story." Other words that have been thrown out to describe the film include "absolutely euphoric" by Unilad, "sensational" by Total Film, and "gripping" by Empire.

Most fans are extremely curious as to how well Robert Pattinson embodies the iconic role. Well, according to Insider, "Pattinson will be your new favourite Batman." To sum up much of the praise, Shortlist described "The Batman" as "one helluva movie."