Dark,impressive ,Realistic ,grim and with a stellar cast

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2010)

This movie does one thing very well it sets the scene for the appearance of batman brilliantly .We See Bruce's torment and pain his burning desire to help the people of gotham .It finds a way to make the essentially silly concept of a man in a giant rubber Gimp suit not only plausible but also quite scary.It explores who bruce is what kind of place he inhabits and how he learned his craft.Also very wisely keeps batsy off screen long as possible .His appearance is sometimes augmented by the hallucinations of his opponents making him into a full fledged demon beast.Each of the cast get a chance to shine with their character acting and the ability to make the silly believable. The action is fantastic sword fights, street fights ,pitched car battles and a train to round it all off.This movie works on every level as drama, dystopian horror and of course sweet sweet action. Shame about the sequels really