Better than I expected

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2005)

I picked the DVD just because I had read articles on the movie in scr(i)pt & American Cinematographer magazines. I was interested in how the movie was shot, visually.
But about 20 minutes in, I was watching the movie because I found the characters interesting. The plot had some spits and stops, but was overall surprisingly good.
The idea of the dark background of Bruce Wayne works for me. I like the Dark Knight theme and less campy Batman (although I loved Mike & Jack in the first Batman).
Morgan Freedman & Michael Caine steal all the scenes they are in. Christian Bale has come along way since Reign of Fire, which wasn't bad either.
I'll be watching it more than a couple times.