Amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2005)

This is the Batman movie we've been waiting for! They finally got it right! The spirit of the character is fully captured, especially in the car chase/birthday party scene, where the Batman/Bruce Wayne duality is explored better than any previous effort.The film really takes it's time with Bruce Wayne, showing his journey to becoming Batman and making it seem a bit more believable than a guy just putting on a suit and punching people. It was good to see Jim Gordon well represented too, as one of the most important characters in the comics, he is essential to the Batman saga.A lot of stories from the comics were mined to good effect, taking the best of each. Cataclysm, Year one, Secret Origins, etc. were all represented, culminating in perhaps the best super hero movie ever, and definitely the best Batman so far.