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Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2006)

Wow! I was blown away by this one. It's almost like somebody dared them to bring it after seeing the previous installments of the series of movies under this franchise, and they sure as heck brought it! With an Oscar-winning, Oscar-nominated cast that included the likes of: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe and Morgan Freeman you wouldn't expect any less but don't be fooled by that because the manner in which this installment was chock full of who's who names, so were the arguably disastrous "Batman and Robin, Forever & Returns) sequels to the finer classic "Batman." Luckily, the writers backed up all that talent with a good story in its script and incredibly witty Dialogue. Batman Begins starts off with Bruce Wayne as a little boy, playing around with childhood friend Rachel Dawes when during hide and seek he falls down an old well shaft and is attacked by a nest of bats which frighten the heck out of him. He is rescued and nursed back to health by his parents who then treat him to a Broadway play days later. During the play, young Bruce is frightened by the thematic elements and his parents decide to ditch the show early. They leave through an alleyway where they are attacked by a homeless druggie, who upon obtaining the Wayne's wallet, shoots both parents dead. The film then picks up about 15 years later where Bruce(now played by Christian Bale) travels the world in search of ways to get rid of injustice (basically what his parents were fighting for) as well as get revenge. He meets two Samurais (played by Ken Watanabe and Liam Neeson) who train him in weird but efficient ways to face his fears and conquer his enemies. He returns to Gotham city to attend the hearing of the man who killed his parents and there he meets Rachel Dawes(now played by Katie Holmes) who is the assistant district attorney, naturally sparks fly and he is instantly smitten with her from the moment he sees her all grown up. Bruce had come prepared to shoot the killer dead when he stepped out of the courthouse, but somebody beats him to it and he finds out the set up. This leads him to go and confront the drug-lord (played by Tom Wilkinson) the killer work for and the meeting infuriates him. It is this and more that slowly turns Bruce into his alter-ego Batman and there is never a dull moment as he comes to terms with occurrences around him, his true enemies become revealed and he comes to terms with his fears. What with the intense action sequences, the high tech equipment and visuals and not to mention CGI! If you haven't seen any of the other Batman films, skip them and see Batman Begins first! You won't be sorry.