Batman is back

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2010)

Eight years after the travesty known as "Batman & Robin" Christopher Nolan (admittedly a bad choice for director) redeems the series and tells us the origin of Batman.
The movie serves as a very loose prequel to the first four films (in my view) and shows Bruce Wayne becoming Batman and facing his first enemies in the form of a terrorist organization called The League of Shadows.
Although not perfect, the film is pretty damn good. The cast performs very well (except for Katie Holmes who is especially grating) and the film has plenty of action and mild humor that offsets the former nicely.
However, the realistic tone seems a little off to me. Why do Batman realistically? Seems kind of pointless. The voice that Christian Bale uses as Batman sounds more laughable then scary and the film lacks solidity slightly. The origin story is well-told although the build-up to Batman's first appearance might cause some to grumble and the action scenes are pretty poorly staged.
But none of this griping means the film isn't entertaining. If you haven't seen it, check it out.