Finally a film that gets into Bruce Wayne's psyche

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2005)

Even though I consider Tim Burton's original Batman as the classic that no other Batman sequel can beat, Batman Begins finally gets into the psyche of Bruce Wayne, why he became Batman. While the original had much going for it, including a great score by Danny Elfman and superior production design, that film was really about Joker, not Batman. Batman was a one-dimensional character in that film. In this one though, we finally understand who Bruce Wayne is. In fact much of the film is about Bruce Wayne not Batman (he only dons the suit an hour into the film). Although I miss Tim Burton's version, this one really does hold up especially after the dismal Batman and Robin. Highly recommended 9 out of 10.