Well worth a trip to the cineplex!

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

After my daughter told me she thought I would love it, I went to see this latest Batman. And she was right. I have always been a huge Christian Bale fan (since Empire of the Sun)and he was perfect in this role. As an American, I was blown away by all the brits in this movie - no surprise. It just always amazes me that they can get our accent down so well. I agree with another reviewer that Katie Holmes is the weak link here. But my feelings toward her have cooled since all the silliness over here with Tom Cruise (I loved her in Pieces of April). My daughter thinks the little boy that she saves during the final battle will end up being Robin. Maybe. Though the action/fight sequences moved a bit fast for this old lady, I was impressed that the f/x were not of prime importance here. The story was, which is as it should be. And what a great origin story it is.