Great Re-Start

Rating: 8/10 (9 September 2005)

This is a great restart to a franchise that should never have had to die to the likes of Joel Schumacher. Movie starts out with the over used over tired Hollywood antic why people are messed up because they were when they were kids. The only difference is for once it works. It works because 30+ years ago that was not a common tool and that is why Bruce Wyane is who he is. The good stuff is all good, the tricks are good, the mood is dark and the toys are great. The bads are few and far between. Since when in any set up has Bruce Wayne had a team? He has always had Alfred and since the first movie came out in 1989 he has had this incredible need to tell every women he is in love with that he is indeed Batman. But now we have the girlfriend, the butler, and the Morgan Freeman. Plus we have the other favorite took since the first film came out that if the bad guy lives, he knows who Batman is, but is too crazy to tell you. Too many people in on the secret. The only other bad is that Christian Bale is just not yet dark enough. Bruce Wayne is a dual character. He is part light and billionaire play boy and part dark moody guy. He is too much playboy right now. I am hoping that in the next he can be darker and closer to the classic Bruce Wayne. These are minor problems. The Batmobile total departure from the classic look and it works. Toys and tools of Batman work and do not need someone running around saying "where does he get all those wonderful toys" you can say it yourself and see where he does. It goes back to classic film making of showing you and you need to know and not telling you what you were just shown.