One of the best superhero movies made yet!

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2005)

To start off with, let me say that I am not even a Batman fan. I am familiar with his character from cartoons and comics from when I was younger, but I never got into him as much as I did with heroes like Superman and Spider-Man. In fact Spidey is my favorite superhero. Which is why it is even more shocking to me that I liked Batman Begins more then any Spider-Man movie made yet.
The acting in this movie is superb. Christian Bale is a perfect Bruce Wayne, and even though he sounds weird in his "Batman voice" he still great. Michael Caine portrays Alfred exactly as I imagined him, as does Gary Oldman with Jim Gordan. Murphy is creepy and convincing as Dr. Jonathon Crane AKA the Scarecrow. Ra's Al Ghul is also done excellently. Katie Holmes has a role that isn't needed, but plays it well none the less. Solid job all around.
The action in Batman is great. There are no smiles on Batman's face like in "Batman and Robin," he attacks using intimidation and darkness...exactly how I imagined him. Great vision.
And then we get to the most important part of the movie...the story. I really enjoyed how Nolan didn't start the movie with Wayne as a child, instead using those scenes as flashbacks. The story also benefits from not forcing two villains into a movie, but rather flowing them into the plot very well. Unlike the two more recent Bat flicks, Ra's and Scarecrow seem realistic and both feel like they belong fighting against Batman. And the semi-cliff hanger ending was great. I won't ruin it but Batman fans, even non-Batman fans, will all enjoy the reference made. I even enjoyed how much attention to detail there was in creating the Batsuit. Great job.
On a side note the Batmobile is seriously the sweetest thing I have ever seen. When I first saw it I was expecting the worst, but now that I have seen it in action I cannot imagine Bruce driving anything else.
Overall I am not just giving this movie a 10 because I am a crazed Batman fan...because I am not. But this movie proved all my doubts wrong and produced one of the best superhero movies ever made yet. If you haven't seen it go watch it. If you have seen it, go see it again...you may not have realized how good of a movie this flick really is.