A good movie, but kinda let me down

Rating: 6/10 (19 June 2005)

First off I'm a big fan of the first two Batman films . When I went to see this film, hoping to rebound from the horrid Batman And Robin in '97. With Clooney and Shumacher out with Nolan and Bale in, my expectations were pretty high.
But when I left the theater I felt a little disappointed maybe because I was comparing it to Burtons two films maybe if I had no previous knowledge of Batman I would have enjoyed it more thoroughly.
First off, Bale was a pretty good Batman his dry humor was funny and he seemed to fit the part nicely. But the thing didn't like about him was his Batman voice which was annoying throughout the whole movie. I didn't really like the Batman costume. Or the " Batmobile" it just didn't really seem to fit Batman.
Micheal Caine was a good choice for Alfred and fit the character well.The bond between Alfred and Bruce seemed realistic. The only bad thing about the acting was Katie Holmes,she was annoying, and not believable through the whole film. She cant act her way out of a paper bag. Liam Neeson was a nice touch to the film , Morgan Freeman, I though was very funny and Gary Oldman was great.I thought the scarecrow could have been developed a little better but otherwise Cillian Murphy was good, and so was Kent Wantabe as Ra's Al Ghul The fighting scenes were good but too dark and you couldn't see what was going on. But all in all the action scenes were paced nicely.
It was still a good movie and a fun time and worth the 10 bucks or whatever it was to see it. But I still prefer Burton's
6.5/10