Why ?

Rating: 5/10 (13 July 2005)

Warner Brothers in it's inestimable judgment, has now recreated the "Batman" character 5 times ? In this latest installment, we now travel into Batman's psyche, again, but this time , we go to the other-side of the world, to learn of his training, and motivation?, to understand the criminal mind !! How exciting, for fans who have never seen the other 4 installments !!! Beautifully photographed in the mountains of Iceland, which is the backdrop for some Oriental sanctuary, Bruce Wayne(Chritian Bale), begins his training by Master Ducard(Liam Neeson), to purge his fear,and become invincible against all evil, had enough ? Qui-Gon, uh ER, Liam Neeson is one tough dude, TOO tough, and Bruce decides to bolt, but not before destroying the sanctuary ,and saving Master Ducard from certain death!!
Bruce returns to Gotham as a changed man, and decides to dedicate himself against the forces of evil , by creating an image, the image of a BAT !!! Being the son of a millionaire has it's perks, and he finds resources even he didn't know about, in the bowels of the Wayne Science Labs, enter Lucius Fox(Morgan Freeman), a trusted and invaluable employee,but definitely overlooked !!!
Anyway, Batman becomes a living and breathing entity, he beats one of the bad bosses Carmine Falcone, a mob overlord, kicks the drug lord in the Butt, and then must confront the REAL top dog bad guy, plot twist...WOW !!!
In between, he puts up a front as a PLAYBOY, to convince the public he is superficial, saves Rachel Dawes D.A.,(Katie Holmes) from more bad guys , and in the end ,a climatic fight with the SUPER DUPER bad Guy on the El Train !!! Not a bad film, but just forget about the first 3 or 4 Batman films and start all over ,AGAIN !!!
O yeah, there is also a car chase scene, with lots and lots of destruction and more destruction !!!
I guess the Batman franchise is becoming generational, like Disney films, in another 7 years, we can do it all over again !!!
If you like a darker Batman, then this one is for you !! Michael Caine gives a Jaws 4 performance, I guess even he is bored with acting and special effects !!! Maybe he is looking forward to Jaws 5, or a remake of Hannah and Her Sisters ? Whatever....
The directing is good, but whatever, see it in IMAX, at least the characters are more interesting 40 feet tall.....