A stunning representation of the Dark Knight

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2006)

I have never enjoyed any other film more than this glorious tale of the origins of the Batman. I am not a comic book reader nor a major fan of any characters like Batman, but when I saw Batman Begins, I was excited into watching every super hero movie I could lay hands on, sinking down to the pitiful Daredevil and rising to the impressive Spiderman. Burton's Batman was tolerable, but Nolan's is genius. Christian Bale out-performs Michael Keaton completely, and the rest of the cast surrounds Batman with humanity and kindness (Alfred, Rachel, Lucius Fox) and cunning, ruthless evil (Neeson, Dr. Crane, Valcone...). I am anticipating the sequel to this movie more than I have ever anticipated the release of any movie before, and more than I will probably ever anticipate the release of any other movie.