If this were given to us in 1989 I would have given it a 10

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2005)

For the first time we see Batman the way he was meant to be, believable. All the fancy tricks and most of the training is explained, the villains are very real people, not costumed clowns(OK pun intended). The acting was good, I'd have to say Bale hit Bruce Wayne better than any predecessor. He breathes heavy when tires, has weaknesses and is determined. He doesn't have time for a fling with Vicky Vale, he's trying to regain his company and save Gotham at the same time.
Now for the film: 1) The combat action sequences are too fast to follow, stop speeding up the motion, you went out of your way to make a realistic Batman, and now he moves lie the flash??? 2) What purpose does Rachel have again? Moss fails to have any screen presence. Her character is just dry, no good lines, no delivery. Shes kind of just there for the paycheck. Too bad, once and a while she can act, heck she convinced Tom Cruise she was attractive.
3) Should have gone with an Older Gordon (a LT) not Sgt, even the comic this is loosely based on didn't make that mistake, besides the makeup made Oldman look stupid, just leave him be. Good choice for the role, although it would have been appropriate to get into his home life just a little. We want to see where Babara comes from (Not the stupid niece of Alfred crap they tried to dump on us in the worste Batman ever "Batman and Robin") Anyhow, overall a good new view of Batman, great use of supervillains. The roles where cast very well (except Rachel as noted) Go see this film if you like the Bat