A true beginning

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2005)

You know what? I liked Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne, but I didn't like his Batman. Christian Bale as both Bruce Wayne and Batman is fantastic. As Bruce, he is the poor little rich boy haunted by his parents' deaths. His life is empty and meaningless. He's completely lost, but he plays up to the playboy image perfectly. As Batman, he's cold, mean, mysterious and for once, I really believe that a mask can protect a superhero's identity! The movie is truly about how it all starts. They don't sell us short on a good development. The pace is right, the villains aren't over the top. This isn't your ordinary superhero movie that's balls out action and cgi. This is a serious drama with well done action scenes that just so happens to have a vigilante dressed up as a bat (who drives an awesome six-wheeled jet boosted tank)! Fan-bloody-tastic.