Excellent New Superhero Film

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2005)

So I like this movie. Sue me.
Maybe it's because it's got Christian Bale, one of (in my opinion) the best actors of our times, or maybe because it's a powerful story in addition to being a cool fight/special effects movie, or maybe because I've always liked Batman for his lack of "powers"--and this is the first AWESOME film done on Bruce Wayne--or maybe just because it made me think. And I like movies that make me think.
The one weak point that I saw was that Katie Holmes didn't deliver as powerful a performance as the rest of the cast, but since her acting isn't awful, just average, it can be overlooked.
So if you want a movie that doesn't let you just veg (but that keeps you eating popcorn at an incredible rate), and you're looking for something more in your superheros than merely beating the bad guys and getting the girl (though he does that, too), Batman Begins is the perfect movie.