Much better than I initially thought

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2011)

When I first saw it back in '05 I was fairly unimpressed. Didn't feel like Batman. Sure it was better than the Schumacher nonsense. Heck, even better than Burton's stuff. But it just didn't feel like Batman. I might have given it a 6/10 at the time. But this time I liked it much more. Maybe I needed to get into the groove of this new Nolan direction. But actually the stuff I liked the most was Bruce's journey. Not so much the superhero stuff. Loved it when he gets back to Gotham and starts putting his new secret identity/new life into motion. And I loved his scenes with Morgan Freeman and the unveiling of the Tumbler Batmobile. Sweet ride! I think the movie gets a bit too hectic and cluttered for its own good towards the end with all the pyrotechnics and madness in the streets but it's the smaller and more personal moments that really drive this movie. Or when Batman does something really wicked cool! Of course Liam Neeson as always is great.