The greatest film

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2005)

I have been waiting for this film for years, I remember the excitement I experienced 2 years ago when they announced the casting of my favourite actor (and my top choice for the Dark Knight) Christian Bale as the Batman. 2 years later I was watching him giving an Oscar worthy performance as the intimidating, scary and tough S.O.B the Batman. Christian Bale owned in this film and we finally we got a Batman film where Batman was the main focus of the film and not the villain. Bale's performance was better than Keaton's (whom I loved as Batman) and even better than what many consider the definitive Batman Kevin Conroy (as did I until now) The dull performance of Val Kilmer and George Clooney playing himself in a batsuit don't even count as Batmen in my book. I also don't think i'll compare Adam West (he played a camp Batman and was good for the time but now that performance and show are seriously outdated).
This film makes Tim Burton's Batman look like Power Rangers on steroids and makes you realise how bad the sets and style were of those films. I loved the pacing of the film, how everything had an explanation and the performances by all actors involved in this film. This in my opinion is without a doubt the definitive Batman film and the greatest film ever made. Well done Chris Nolan you nailed it.