Almost Perfect.......still beyond my expectations

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

I went seeing this movie already knowing too much about it. I had read the leaked script almost a year ago. Had avidly followed every news about it. But I was surprised to find the movie to be so fresh for me.
The biggest strength of the movie is that it is reality based. The movie bases the myth of Batman in a real world. Maybe it demystifies batman a bit too much. But its a very entertaining to watch how they pull off a believable masked vigilante in a city which could be New York City.
The cast is impeccable. Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne is a study of study of a troubled should tormented by the anger and despair of not being able to avenge his parents' mindless murder. His Batman is certainly the most accurate till date. He portrays it like a madman looking who believes that he really is more than human. The support cast is fabulous. Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Michael Cain, Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson, Cilian Murphy play the characters so well that I totally bought some of the lines which might sound a little over the top otherwise. Katie Holmes is bearable, she does enough to do justice to a well written character. Though I would have preferred the character to be Harvey Dent. Cilian's Scarecrow is really creepy.
The action sequences could have been done better, but still are very entertaining. The Batmobile car chase is really thrilling. The fight sequences are brutal but a bit too speedily edited.
The ending leaves you wanting for more. There would surely be sequels.
The movie really captures the essence of Batman. One of the best lines is delivered by Katie Holmes at the end. She says to Bruce something to the effect of "This is your mask, the real you is Batman". That to me is the essence of the myth that is Batman.