Once is enough

Rating: 7/10 (30 July 2008)

While I'm not a big Batman fan and I see this movie as an independent story, it wasn't bad in formulating the beginning of Batman and the psychological development of this character.
The rather dark and sinister mental qualities of Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne) as portrayed in "American Psycho" and "El Maquinista" (The Machinist") helped merging the fear of Bruce from childhood into the the mature form of Batman.
Michael Caine (Butler Alfred) did the role so great that you would expect a character like Batman would not exist if without being accompanied by the helpful but very discerning and critic Alfred. Actually I watched The Prestige before Batman Begins, and I think Michael Caine was very gifted in performing a noble and serious characters.
Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox) should be better, it may not his fault, but he wasn't given many chances to be shown in the movie.
Generally, it's a good movie, but I'm good watching it only once.