One of the best movies of this century...

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2005)

After the abysmal attempt at directing by Joel Schumacher in Batman and Robin, I didn't have much faith in another movie coming out and surprising me at all. But on Sunday, that all changed.
When I heard a new Batman movie would hit the cinemas in June, I was excited (being a fan of the comics) when I heard they were going for a darker approach to re-invent the Batman franchise. 'New director: Christopher Nolan' shocked me, when I heard he was British and wanted to do his best to make this brilliant. I thought there were some strange choices for the actors to play the different parts. For example: Michael Caine as Alfred, Liam Neeson as Ra's Al Ghul and Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon.
So on Sunday, 19th June, I went into the screenings hoping for everything I had wanted the movie to be; when I came out, it was like a dream had come true. I have to say, the film was f***ing amazing, and Christopher Nolan has created the best super hero movie yet. The first time you see a glimpse of Batman is where he's thrashing the drug dealers working for Valconi, and as Valconi looks out his limo window, he can see them all be pummelled to pieces. He loads his shotgun and grunts under his breath: What the hell are you? And once you hear those words, two hands rip him out of the car, and Batman is revealed as he growls: I'm Batman. And knocks him unconscious.
Whoever loves Batman has to see the film, it's a real, spectacular treat that needs to be savoured and cradled until it kicks you in the face and shouts: III'M DAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRKKK. It's actually very intimidating. It has the best actors of the Batman films, the best storyline, the best Batman: Christian Baile and the best director.