Awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (15 June 2005)

i don't know where to begin. i love all things batman, and have seen all of the movies, and used to watch the television show in reruns, and i had very high hopes for the special advance screening i attended. also being a huge Christian bale fan, and not having seen him in anything substantial since 1994's little women, i was anxious to see if he would measure up to my favorite Batamn, Val Kilmer. well i have to say this is the best film of the 5, and Bale is even better than Val Kilmer was. Michael Caine made a lovely younger Alfred, and i loved the way we finally got to see where Bruce came from in his quest to protect Gotham. everything in this was much less cartoon like than any of the others, and that sense of reality added to the viewer's ability to be drawn in to the story. this is a darker, more emotional conflicted film than the others, but it is worth it. i loved that there are no wasted characters in this movie-everyone is important and that makes out easier to follow. my best sign that it was not just my opinion was when my husband loved it-even though he has always said how lame batman is-so-even if you are skeptical of batman as you know hi8m-go see this-it's not what you think.