Batman is better than ever

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2005)

Best. Batman. Ever. At last we get a realistic superhero-movie. Gritty, real and believable. I'm loving it. Batman Begins is menacing and dark. The action and pace is beautiful. It never drags. It grabs hold of the audience and doesn't let go before the end. That's what good movies are all about.
Batman Begins takes on a whole different tone than the other Batman-movies. Instead of going with the far-fetched cartoony style of Schumaker or the gloomy, dark (and sometimes weird) Burton style, this one is a much more down-to-earth and dramatic movie. It takes Batman and Gotham down to our level. The audience understands what's going on, because they can relate to it.
Also, the impressive ensemble of actors is one of the reasons I went to see this movie. The grand old men: Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman all come to their right here. Especially Neeson.
The Batman franchise has been reborn. I can't wait for the sequel.