The Worst Interpretation of Batman Ever

Rating: 1/10 (24 September 2006)

A lot would argue that "Batman and Robin" was the worst Batman movie of the whole series, and that is something I have to agree on. However I feel "Batman Begins" is the worst interpretation of Batman ever. I admit I was not too happy with the reinterpretation that occurred with "Batman Forever" but that I could live with because there was still a lot of amusing and visual elements to it that made it watchable. "Batman Begins" on the other hand is heavy handed and a little too much so to the point that it becomes abysmal and practically unwatchable early on in the first act. I found it becoming tedious with Bale delivering lines like an automaton and even though I think he's a good actor and liked him in other roles, he just wasn't Batman and did not fit the role well enough. As for seasoned actors Freeman, Oldman, and Caine popping in this mish mesh I have no idea what on earth they were thinking. They just made it more grating to bear. Caine has a lot of cred and has been in many superior films but it was actually depressing watching him tread through this sloppy disjointed sludge. He needs to retire. And the less mentioned about the dreadful and miscast Katie Holmes aka Mrs. Cruise the better. I think this was very much catered to the current MTV generation with extremely short attention spans and little imagination. This movie did not amuse or fancy me the way previous Batman films did. In fact it did not entertain me in that way at all, and for that reason I found it to be without value whatsoever. I say why even bother making a Batman film that is so abysmally dull and dim.