rather disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2006)

I won't hesitate to say this batman-movie is the best in its series, but in my opinion it's still a bit overrated.
Well let's have a start: The beginning, let's say the first half hour, is marvelous, no doubt about that. To start with the astonishing pictures of nature filmed in the Himalaya of something like it, it's pure lust for the eye. In combination with the splendid soundtrack, the movie is about to be named 'masterpiece'.Christian Bale performs a great acting-job, but it's still nothing compared to Liam Neeson's. It's just great.
Apparently, You're getting the idea this batman-movie has a real strong, intelligent plot, but further along the movie the intelligent plot seems to fall apart and makes place for only flashy action scenes. When Christian Bale puts on his suit and becomes badman, strong acting fades away. He is being the tough guy now, saying cheesy one-liners like Michael Keaton did in his days. Liam Neeson's character changes into the ultimate bad guy, with the intention to murder every citizen of Gotham. The 'ultimate' fight scene between the good and the bad guy in the end is just nothing more than crap. Where are the clever dialogs between the two characters as it was in the beginning, in the sword fighting scene on the ice? There's just nothing left of it.