Batman Begins is Batman Reborn! Wonderful!

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2006)

I never did like Batman since I was a kid. (Morgan Freeman is a big fan of Batman the comic.) The previous movies were good and I enjoyed them - the character was made more realistic. The characters were not 2 dimensional. This is not just an action-adventure. This movie, in my opinion, brought the character of Batman up into the realm of drama. The chase scene seemed so real. The reaction of the cops seemed so real - as if unacted. (I found out watching the "after movie" info, that the director, Christopher Nolan, wanted this movie to be realistic - it WAS!) The entire movie is flawless. I will watch this one again and again.
I first saw Christian Bale in "American Psycho" - I said I will never watch another movie with that guy in it (b/c of the role - not b/c of him). Once again I get to eat my own words and prove that I am an idiot. Mr. Bale went beyond the simple 2 dimensional image of Batman portrayed by Michael Keaton (Batman Returns - did a great job) and George Clooney (Batman & Robin - did a great job) and Val Kilmer (Batman Forever - did a great job). But Mr. Bale is able to not only act like the superhero, but is able to _act_ as a fool equally convincing. Wonderful is the operative word. I look forward to other movies starring Mr. Bale.
Now to the "supporting" cast. I have never seen a movie so loaded with great actors in the supporting roles. HOLY MACERAL BATMAN - IT'S MORGAN FREEMAN!!! Michael Caine as Alfred?!? Liam Neeson as a villain?!? Gary Oldman as Gordon?!?!? (he was brilliant as Jean-Baptiste Emanuel ZORG! - I watch the Fifth Element every time it's on TV... there's a website devoted to the Zorg character. Oldman totally rocked in that movie - as did (of course) Bruce Willis and equally wonderful Chris Tucker!) Rutger Hauer as Earle?!? man o' man - did the talent train crash on this set or what?!? Holy Talent Load Batman! :)
Christian Bale .... Bruce Wayne/Batman
Michael Caine .... Alfred
Liam Neeson .... Henri Ducard
Katie Holmes .... Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman .... Jim Gordon
Cillian Murphy .... Dr. Jonathan Crane
Tom Wilkinson .... Carmine Falcone
Rutger Hauer .... Earle
Ken Watanabe .... Ra's Al Ghul
Mark Boone Junior .... Flass
Linus Roache .... Thomas Wayne
Morgan Freeman .... Lucius Fox
Fantastic Kudos to the ***ENTIRE*** cast and crew - standing O for all! This movie made me like Batman. 11/10
-Zafoid