The beginning is a delicate time

Rating: 6/10 (11 September 2018)

Please note, Nolan would correct his mistakes here in the vastly superior The Dark Knight.
I caught this in Fairbanks Alaska, when I was up there in 2005 for the summer.
There are only two elements that stand out for me here. The first is the radical cutting of the action scenes, at least those involving fights. It appeared they did this for budgetary reasons, but it is consistent with the overall tone of the movie. The Bat moves fast, in the shadows, you won't see him.
And the second is the psychotropic notion of facing fear through a hallucinogen.
The notion of a secret society proceeding apace with planned destructions of megacities on a regular schedule was interesting, but they didn't fall into the trap of over-explaining everything.