Batman Stutters

Rating: 6/10 (18 June 2005)

Sorry but id have to disagree with you. For myself it doesn't come anywhere near the quality of Spiderman, for me it can hang its cape with the faults of the punisher and alien vs. predator.
Id agree though that Michael Cain and Morgan Freeman give excellent supporting roles for Nolan, and the few moments they are together along with the comedic quips lighten the movie. Yet Katie Holmes for me was a wasted character, she moves through the movie with this one look of questing misunderstanding, this kind of emotional passivity, although i cant blame her as she only receives about 10 Min's of air time, and even these social exchanges are mostly basic small talk, and I'm sorry but i couldn't see 1 spark of magic between her and Nolan, the few times they were together it was stale.
hmm as for Nolan cementing himself as batman i just couldn't believe him. The horrible unnecessary husky voice he makes sounds terribly forced and thought it sounded it more in a porn film. The whispered sharp voice he uses occasionally i found far more convincing and definitely aided the dark, scarier moments of the film. He does have the build and looks especially good in the tux which i saw would of benefited him more as taking on the new bond role. The dilemma of Nolan's childhood and his struggle to over-come his fears were well discussed and analysed, his performance at overcoming his fears and the psychological struggle he wrestles with were excellent, although i thought there was 1 flash back too many for comfort. As a result of the movie focusing on Nolan's inner problems, this left little room for any other character development, Gary oldman, cillian Murphy, Liam neeson all take backstage.
The Nasty element of Gotham i found disappointing, i was more frightened of spilling my coffee as i wrote this review than of the scarecrow and falcone. Not to mention the swiftness and ease of bringing them both to justice, it was over in a blink of the eye. Murphy is truly excellent though, the guy oozes creepiness and intelligence, a deadly mix. Although i did find Neesons character and his gang an odd bunch, your built up that there's this guild of freedom fighters who stand in the face of injustice and protect the weak yet this is shattered and their acts at the finale of the movie are truly baffling and i wasn't convinced at all what and why they were in Gotham of all places. Thanks to the confusion who really is behind the criminality inside Gotham, the characters of scarecrow, falcone & ducard seem just a solidified goo inside your head, There isn't any focused attention and thus no reward for when they are caught. I would also argue batman was the direct result of the majority of violence on screen. There's a lot of complaining about Gotham that its destroying itself and the criminality is so high, yet there was only 1 proper scene of criminality before the finally.
As for the cinematic of seeing batman perched on a roof gargoyle, i was only thinking you would of used a lift then awkwardly climb out of a window. i think this problem flows through the second part of the film, as it progresses he seems to take on more supernatural powers of being able to fly anywhere he likes. The fighting sequences were terribly shot as well, the cameras so focused in on the action, you only see fists flying and arms twisting everywhere i couldn't understand who was hitting who, i was only slightly surprised batman was left standing last after that mish-mash of body parts.
i feel bad for criticising batman so bad as i was on such a high going into the cinema but halfway through i was bored to tears. It seems the hype and ego of "making The batman movie" got the better of the script writers and as a result the plot and character development suffers badly. I'm sure movie goers of 12-18 will love this film as it felt like it was written by children.