Black magic

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2005)

I'm biased, as I am a big fan of Christian Bale's, but I think he may be in the running for an award for his performance in "Batman Begins". Backed by a star-studded cast, he takes the role of Bruce Wayne and makes it his own. This is a truly brilliant film, giving (for once) full depth and character development. Bruce Wayne comes across as a modern-day Lord Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel). For once there are no poncy and moronic characters; the villains are chilling and believable. The film has an uplifting, almost spiritual feel to it that makes it a joy to watch and to think about afterwards. I don't often hope for sequels, but in this case, I'm really hoping that they make one. Darn, I'm so impressed with this film that I may just go back to the cinema tonight and pay to watch it again (I saw it last night).