Batman's back! And he's brilliant!

Rating: 9/10 (3 October 2009)

I have seen and enjoyed all the Batman films, the plot, characters and acting have always been great, but what makes Batman Begins stand out from all the rest is by going back to the beginning of the franchise, it has for me made it more refreshing (I'll explain why later) and having Chrisitan Bale as the main lead.
Don't get wrong the three previous Batmans played by Micheal Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney were competent enough but they always stood in the shade next to the villains, most noticeably in Batman Forever with Two Face and The Riddler played fantastically by Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey.
The reason for this is that the character of Batman always lacked exploration of his character and emotions though these are touched briefly upon in Batman Forever and Batman and Robin.
Batman Begins excels above all the others by making the hero's (namely Batman) as interesting to watch as the villain. Christopher Nolan the writer goes into great detail about Bruce Waynes past how lost his parents and how he ends up being Batman.
This gives the film more of a sense of purpose, which adds depth to the character of Bruce Wayne. Christian Bales youthful looks, but charismatic acting make the character more human who you come to care about.
But don't worry it isn't talking all the way through there is plenty of action which entertains balancing both the story and action sequence's.
Other parts of the film are equally amazing,the cinematography of Gotham is dark like Tim Burton style but more modernised making it more realistic.
The special effects are stunning to look at visually.
Liam Neeson is strong as the role of the villain as is Cillian Murphy as Dr. Crane, Sir Micheal Caine (as Alfred) and Morgan Freeman shine in there roles.
Finally Gary Oldman is on form with his part playing Commissioner Gordon.
This film isn't perfect in terms of acting like Tom Wilkinson as gangster Carmine Falcone is not menacing at all and Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes dosen't for me make much of an impact, which is why I didn't give this a ten out of ten.
But forgetting that every other part of this film is brilliant and if your a fan of the Batman films you will love this.