Excellent!

Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2005)

I was fortunate enough to be able to see an advanced screening of Batman Begins and it was more than worth the two hours that I had to wait in line to get in to it. Christopher Nolan brings the darkness and depth to Batman that the franchise so desperately needed. The film's characters and story lines all revolve around the concept of fear and Nolan makes it the perfect psychological element to this iconic superhero. Christian Bale is fantastic and even manages to hint at Michael Keaton while in the famous cowl. The rest of the cast is superb as well; Michael Caine is a riot and Cillian Murphy is perfect as the Scarecrow. Batman fans will not be disappointed and will want to see this installment again and again.