The Bat is Back!!!

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 2005)

This was a very enjoyable movie although Christian Bale is a little over the top voicing Batman, he did do a good job. I also thought that Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman and Michael Caine gave great performances as well. I'd say that this is my second favorite Batman next to the original. I hope they keep it dark and gritty and I think that Christopher Nolan did a fine job. The movie combines drama, action and a little humor wrapped up into a finely crafted story of how Batman evolved. I thought Katie Holmes did an okay job but lacked that character depth as well as some of the the villains. I would have like to have known even more about the Scarecrow. Overall, very pleased and hopefully they continue to bring back the bat!