Truly Amazing

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2005)

Nearly flawless! Amazing to watch!
Watching the lousy trailer for BATMAN BEGINS a couple of times in theaters got me worried. The trailer made the movie seem like there were two plots. The first in which Bruce Wayne wanders the Earth and finds the League of Shadows who will transform him into Batman. The second in which Bruce is Batman and goes to unleash his powers on the crime in Gotham. But, everything came full circle and the influence that Bruce got from The League of Shadows weaved very nicely into the rest of the story.
The writing was truly wonderful. Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer have written something that is at turns thrilling, funny, and most importantly, smart.
There couldn't have been a better batman than Christian Bale. My expectations for Bale were fairly high considering his young acting roots in Empire of the Sun and his powerful performance in The Machinist. The rest of this all star cast shone just as well. Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman provided some very timely humor to add to the fun of the movie.
My only complaint of the movie (and, yes, there is a very small one) was the CGI animation. After watching STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH, the CGI from BATMAN seemed lacking, especially when viewing Gotham from aerial views. But, this complaint is a small one and didn't stop me from enjoying this smart summer movie.
All around dazzling, Christophe Nolan is truly a gifted director; he has created a Batman that will have people craving more. I can't wait until the next BATMAN, if it has the same cast and crew as BEGINS, you can hope for a true success in the BATMAN franchise. Truly ranks up with the best comic book movies made, X-Men and Spiderman you've been one upped!