Greatness amplified.

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2008)

this is EXACTLY what i imagined a Batman film to be like. a lot of people say that the first Batman film by Tim Burton was actually good. No it bl***y wasn't. it was s***. sorry for the language, but i had to get that off my chest. This movie, from the Origin to the reason why he used Bats as a symbol, to Ra's being his most dangerous enemy, was exactly what a film version of Batman required. In fact, you can quote me on this, but i feel that the amount of character that was given to Bruce Wayne/Batman in this film, was not given in all the four batman films combined, and that's being nice. the acting was top notch. Christian Bale is the Perfect Batman/Bruce Wayne. He has just the right amount of humor and, dare i say, humanity to make Bruce Believable, and just the right amount of anger and anguish to make Batman a scary, and formidable foe (to the gangsters). Very few actors can pull that one off. Gary Oldman, was as always, almost unrecognisable as Gordon (i hope he becomes commissioner). Michael Caine was Brilliant as Alfred, and Liam Neeson was great as well as Ra's Al Ghul (his first villain like role). Also, Morgan Freeman was great as Luscious Fox. I Could go on, but you get the idea. The Directing was Top Notch. I Have to admit, i have never seen a bad Film from Christopher Nolan (i'm sure he has one somewhere, maybe one of his earlier films, i don't know). The Score was realistic and gritty. OK, not catchy like Danny Elfman's Score, but this didn't require it. Finally, the story. Well, it was as good as it could be. so much was crammed in, i was actually surprised it fit into 2 hours. although that was more an afterthought than anything else. it worked brilliantly in the film. not one underwhelming moment. of mention, however, is the action. it was a little too much quick cut, to the point where you almost couldn't see what was happening. i hope they improve that for the sequel, but besides that, perfection. Nuff' said.