Batman's Back

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2005)

Batman is back and he does not suck. These are good things. This movie does the first two movies justice. While in parts it might reflect a non-super hero movie, it is something the series needed. This movie never lets you forget that Batman is indeed just a man trying his best to make Gotham a better place.
I thought that Nolan did an excellent job of directing. It was good to see a gritty and subdued Gotham and not something all lit up in neon and weirdoes. Just a dark city, filled with corrupt people, good old bad guys, mobsters and some good people, covered in wetness and darkness, which is more real life. Bale does a great job of playing playboy Bruce Wayne when he needs to, and switches to his more hard core persona of Batman. They felt like two different men. Well done.