Quite simply, fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2006)

Right from the opening credits, as the thumping dark soundtrack kicks in, you know this is gonna be good. It looks fantastic, the action is top notch, it never treats the audience like fools, it develops the story effortlessly and thumps along at a cracking pace. I missed this on the big screen and regret it immensely. At last, the Batman franchise has been hauled kicking and screaming from it's pitiful depths and rocketed directly (do not even think about passing go!) to the very top of the superhero pile. Everything worked. Christian Bale, though not my favorite guy, is perfectly cast and he's got rock solid support from Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman. Liam is particularly good. Winner, Oscar for 'Best rollicking good action movie' of the decade :-)