Dark, Gritty, Violent. The film Batman should be.

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2005)

After 1997's "Batman & Robin" you would think the Bat would have run its movie course but this has changed all that with a restart to the franchise and giving the Bat new wings, Memento director Christopher Nolan gives the Batman franchise new hope.
Set in the early years of Millionaire Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), a man scarred by witnessing his parents murder as a child and traumatized by Bats by falling into a cave of them. He has traveled the world with such hatred and anger for criminals he ends up under the wing of Ducard (Liam Neeson), a man who is a part of a cult who bring justice to the guilty in their own way. Trained in the martial arts, Bruce heads back to his home of Gotham City. A city that taken his mother and father years ago. With the help of loyal butler Alfred (Michael Caine), Gotham City's last decent cop Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and Wayne Enterprises employee Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Bruce transforms into the legend Batman. A night stalker who strikes fear into the hearts of Gothams underworld when the police wont do nothing. But the rise of a drug lord who is threatening Gotham's water supply and endangers the life of Bruce Waynes childhood sweetheart Rachel Dawes.
It seems Comic Book adaptations are being done right e.g. Spiderman 1 & 2, Sin City, X Men and Daredevil (Directors cut underrated). And we have those that are laughable like Catwoman which is a poor excuse for a movie.
The casting in this is to die for: Christian Bale (The dark knight is played perfect down to a tee) Morgan Freeman (Everything that hes in) Gary Oldman (For once not a villain) Liam Neeson (Very good role) and Katie Holmes (Very underrated actress) and a host of other brilliant actors, Check out the IMDb cast list to see.
A very very gritty movie indeed. Joel Schumacher may have killed Fortever and Batman and Robin but Chris Nolan is now one of my favorite directors. The dark knight simply hasn't looked so good.
10/10