Not bad - some flaws

Rating: 8/10 (20 June 2005)

In all, the movie was not bad and I enjoyed the explanation of the origins of Batman. Christian Bale did an excellent job with the part and I believe interpreted the feeling and anger the original DC comic character embodied.
There were two negatives I found: Katie Holmes' character was a little underdeveloped. I had hoped that the writers would develop the character more instead of sticking to the usual "damsel in distress". Another flaw is more scientific.
I believe the move tried to capture a real-life version of what a Batman would be. In doing this, the director was careful to not make Batman seem like a "super hero". However, in dealing with the weapon that would vaporize the water supply of Gotham, there was a major flaw. The weapon supposedly used microwave radiation to vaporize water. When activated, all the water around it would immediately begin to steam. The flaw is that any person standing near the device was OK. Human bodies are made of mostly water, therefore anyone standing by the device would surly have been killed. I understand that this is a "knitpicking" detail but for some who pay attention to those details it is difficult to suspend disbelief for that one fact.
In all, the movie was worth the money to see in the theaters and I highly recommend it.