Batman Resurected!

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2005)

The only bad thing about this movie would have to be the Batmobile, but everything else is simply remarkable.
Cillian Murphy's performance of Dr. Jonathan Crane is worthy of being nominated as Best Supporting Actor. (As if anyone at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences even watches action movies.) If not then Best Villain at the MTV Movie Awards. (As if anyone watches eMTyV.) But seriously, Murphy should get an award for acting the role as one of the most creepy villains in any movie.
One of the flaws of the movie had to have been the Batmobile. Honestly, would the Caped Crusader drive around in an SUV? The vehicle definitely does not match Batman's persona. Perhaps they can trade in the BatSUV in for a BatMOBILE in the sequel.
Surprisingly, much of the movie was filmed in Chicago. Chicago has go to be one of the best cities to film a car chase scene. It was where the Blues Brothers was filmed in 1980. While the film implies that Gotham is New York, it was pretty clear that this movie was filmed in Chicago. It was a good decision to film there. A futuristic L-Train running through Wayne Tower seemed rather believable.
In short, great Hero, great Villain, great Director, bad vehicle, good location, and I want to see the sequel.
The Bat is Back!