~~Beautiful Movie and Best of the Year~~

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2005)

This movie is just so Gothic and wonderful. Some critics complain that it's special-effects driven, but I argue that the beautiful scenery is the thing that adds to the effectiveness of the film more than the CGI, especially the parts shot in Iceland at the beginning.
The second thing that's really excellent about this film is the soundtrack, produced by Zimmer and Howard, which is just something else entirely. It's beautiful, dark and Gothic all at the same time, and really, really emotional. It was one of the first things I first noticed about the film when I saw it in the cinema.
And the third thing is the acting, which was wonderfully executed, especially the differences in beliefs by Bruce Wayne and Henri Ducard whilst Wayne Mannor is burning to the ground -_- That was a truly awesome scene.
~~Lostoyannaya