quick synopsis (NO SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2005)

I am not a professional critic so I'll keep my comments limited to what I thought of the movie and leave all the Hollywood babbling to the Ebert-ites.
I enjoyed this movie a great deal due to the dark nature of the story; it was almost a Darkman/Batman combination. The character development is fantastic in my opinion and you begin to really understand why Bruce Wayne becomes Batman. The development of the tools he uses in his well known escapades is somewhat realistic, but it IS a movie so I'll give some slack in that department. I was left satisfied when the credits rolled as they tied up all the loose threads which were introduced.
Overall if you enjoy dark, realistic, superhero stories, this is a good film.