Done So Very Well

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2005)

This version of the Batman saga was so satisfying, so thorough and so entertaining. I just got back from seeing it and I can't wait to see it again. Could the studios please take a hint and hire talented indy directors for all their blockbusters? I'd like to thank Christopher Nolan for not pushing every moment to its obvious, blatant, banal Hollywood conclusion. Christian Bale did a great job, Gary Oldman was fantastic and engaging in what may be his last frontier, a regular Joe. Katie Holmes radiates purity and goodness from her core, as do few actresses today. All the supporting cast was equally superb: Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson. Unbelievable talent all around. And the biggest kudos may need to go to the screenwriter for a script that fleshes everyone out so completely. I am happy to contribute $8.50 to this cause. My one complaint would be that the fight scenes moved so fast I could not tell what was happening, or to whom. P. S. Lots of great car chases, crashes, and explosions and I will never get tired of that wicked cape.