An excellent drama

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

I went to see this film without any attachment to the Batman franchise, and having only seen on of the previous 5 (?) installments made in the 1990s. Neither am I a big comic books fan. Batman Begins just seemed like an entertaining way to spend a summer evening, and with a slew of semi-disappointing action movies recently the expectations weren't running too high. However, even if they were, BB would have surpassed them. Finally there's an action movie where there is more to watch then CG special effects. The story is captivating and deep, and the acting is fantastic. While we expect it to be so from the likes of Christian Bale and Liam Neeson, the biggest surprise for me was Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow. Throughout the entire movie the storyline, if not completely realistic, is at the least plausible, and never cartoonish, even in its depiction of villains. In BB you get a great dark multifaceted drama, and the action component is a terrific compliment to it. Even after two-and-a-half hours I did not want the movie to end. I Hope that there are more movies like this one to look forward to from DC comics, and hopefully the same brilliant cast and production team.