The Greatest (and funnest) Movie of the Batman Franchise !!9.5 out of 10!!

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2005)

I must say this is a wonderfully written movie, and is even performed better than it was written. This is the true Batman movie that was meant for the cinema, it is powerful, it is dark, it is fun, it it is full of action oriented scenes, it is the masterpiece of all the Batman films.
To be honest, I never liked any of the Batman movies. Batman Returns (1992, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaten) was decent but not good. As for the rest (Batman,Batman & Robin,Batman Forever) were horribly empty of acting, the settings seemed fake, and the acting very much like a comic book (in a bad way). The characters were to over the top to the point of annoying, and at times the whole story dragged on with a worthless plot, as well some of the worst background music I've heard in a movie franchise. As you can see, my personality does not fit the comic book type.
As for this movie, it was simply terrific. Christian Bale was easily the best actor in the movie, as the power of his expressions comes through flawlessly for him, a superb performance. Liam Neeson was a true and valiant performer, his use of the given words and vocabulary are spoken with unbelievable eloquence, rhythm, and the end result is success. Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine are wonderful supporting actors that add their experienced talent to the all ready well-made movie. Katie Holmes and Gary Oldman give even more depth to the movie. I was surprised,nevertheless happy to see Cillian Murphey to act on the American cinema, especially this movie. The British actor seems to have mastered his accent honorably, and follows his acting like he always does in good fashion.
This movie was definitely the darkest of all Batman films;nevertheless it succeeds to be the greatest of them all. Christian Bale takes Michael Keatan's place as the greatest Batman, which really surprises me because I did like Keatan's performances. This film has much much depth and finally shows to every Batman fan and movie-goer how Bruce Wayne began his voyage to become Gotham City's benevolent savior.
Now everybody, listen, I will go as far as to say I liked this film better than Spider-man (the once only film I considered Marvel produced well). You ask why? Christopher Nolan takes all the flaws the other directors had in the other Batman films, and portrays Batman the way he was always meant to be shown. Superman is an a super-human alien,Spiderman has spider-like senses and powers, the Fantastic Four and the Hulk and all the other mumbo-jumbo superheroes (I don't read comics sorry) have special *powers*. BATMAN is human. Batman has human weaknesses, human strengths. NOTICE THAT BRUCE WAYNE NEVER SAYS HE IS BATMAN. Nolan portrays not a superhero, but how a man lost what he thought everything his life had to offer, succumbed to anger and lust for revenge, and evolved to become a man greater than what he once was. Because we all seem to forget, Batman is a regular human-being, who goes through unimaginable odds to protect human life, no matter how corrupt. That is why we see him as a superhero in the movie.
That is why Christopher Nolan did masterfully with this film like he did with Memento.
If you see this movie, you will certainly be entertained. Enjoy!! 9.5/10