A movie well made, but...

Rating: 7/10 (26 February 2007)

Good film, but not as good as most of the critics are saying, in my opinion. There are several minor setbacks that make this movie slightly less than what it could have been and therefore allow Spiderman 2 to still remain the best motion picture in recent memory in this particular category. Some of these negative points are:

In the beginning, during the 'training' of Batman, the film borrows heavily from Star Wars, which is unacceptable, especially considering that the scenes include Liam Neeson whom we very well remember from those great films.

The car chase is totally over the top and doesn't fit in with the rest of the film.

The chemistry between Christian Bale and Katie Holmes doesn't work

The plot doesn't tie all of the loose ends together (for example, the extent of the involvement of Wayne Enterprises in the criminal plot to poison Gotham city with hallucinogens)

Having said that, the movie has also many positive points:

First and foremost, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman who are both excellent as always

The film is generally well acted and the script is believable (for a comic book)

The camera is very good (I therefore agree with the Oscar Nomination, even though I think the sound was even better and would have merited a Nomination as well)

The special effects are also very good

All in all, a movie well made, definitely worth watching, but not a masterpiece.