What is the one common aspect Batman, the '80s and visionary director Steven Spielberg share? Simple - these three seemingly unrelated entities have been elevated to a near-mythical status that makes criticising them not only tough but also futile. Not every story about / told via these three entities is genuinely great, but each of them carries enough clout to make them acceptable to a wider audience and critical community.
But what happens when all three of these units come together and stand on the shoulders of a novel that was termed as the holy grail of '80s nostalgia? Well....