Dark and sophisticated. Thank god!

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2007)

A welcome return to the dark and sophisticated Batman we all know and love from the first two films. Somewhat different though, maybe. Hahaha, it almost pains me to say this is arguably better than the original. Though I would give them both full marks, without any hesitation. I think everybody was kind of taken aback at how good this film really was, especially after the not so good "batman forever" and the absolutely horrendous "Batman and Robin". So yeah, job done. Franchise saved!
The film seems kind of long, but that's fine. As the beginning goes about telling the story of how batman himself is created. The action starts about halfway through, then towards the end is quite intense. The film really succeeded in making a true super hero out of batman, without making it look corny or too unrealistic. The actors are top draw. Bale seemed perfect. He made the dual identity of batman and Wayne really come alive with his anger as batman and making Wayne actually look like a real person, rather than a wooden man with a square jaw. Caine and Freeman appear to be playing two halves of the same character. They are both so distinguished. Neeson is also great.
But anyway, no need to worry. Batman is in safe hands with this lot. Can't wait for dark night