Finally, a good Batman movie!

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2005)

I'm not a fan of any of the Batman movies - not even the originals, so I was surprised by just how much I enjoyed this movie. This is a dark, interesting and intelligent movie with great performances from all.
Basically the story shows how and why Bruce Wayne went from being a rich kid to becoming Batman. Thats all you really need to know about the story, the rest you should find out by watching it.
The performances were great, especially by Bale who is brilliant as Wayne, but more importantly, convinces as Batman. The only criticism I have of the film is that the fight scenes were ruined by heavy editing. It is hard to see who is hitting who cos the camera angles keep changing rapidly. This is a minor problem though, and it doesn't stop this film being the best movie i've seen this year. 5 out of 5