Batman Begins is the definition of an underrated and unsong masterpiece!

Rating: 8/10 (12 February 2013)

Joel Schumaker- "I never said thank you" Christopher Nolan- "And you'll never have to"
Christopher Nolan, the director of Memento, back in 2005 decided to give the Batman franchise a CPR and reboot it from its terrible form. I never saw this movie when it came out because I was never any fan of Batman. I didn't care about the comics nor the old movies so I couldn't care less. Its being about two years since I first saw it and now I've seen it four times. The first three times I saw it I thought it was mediocre. What was I thinking? This movie is perfect!
This movie is largely forgotten due to the endless praise that the Dark Knight gets. This movie is the least cheesiest of the now trilogy, the funniest and the most intense of the three. Christopher Nolan certainly got one thing perfect and that was the casting (if you forget Katie Holmes). Famous actors such as Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman make the hugely famous cast for such a great movie. The acting by everyone is masterful, including Cilian Murphy but at times during the film, Katie Holmes' performance as Rachel was unbearable.
As everyone knows the storyline, this movie is about Bruce Wayne becoming the Batman, a symbol to help out Gotham by cleaning criminals whilst getting meddled up in a dangerous plot.
The dialogue in this movie is the least cheesiest of the three and it is so obvious that this movie does not try too hard to outdo itself. The movie, unlike my previous viewings, kept me dead excited all the way through and I could never imagine how quick 2 1/2 hours could go.
The pacing is perfect, the flashbacks at the start were beautifully done as was everything else by Nolan. The characters were superb, especially Alfred and Gordon, whom I particularly admire in this series.
Batman Begins is the perfect remake any movie can ever ask for and is simply a perfect entry to the Batman franchise as the film contains superb acting and direction, great dialogue, great characters, great story and a lot of emotional, witty and intense moments.
Go out and watch it please!