The best comic-book superhero movie... evar!

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2005)

Seriously. X-Men was half-decent. Spiderman was pretty watchable. But this is actually a GOOD movie. Its nowhere near as earnest and over-moralising as the aforementioned films, and it doesn't take itself so damn seriously. It manages to be cool, funny and engaging all at the same time. The moral lines are blurred, and the action is saved for the climax, as it should be. The acting is good (Michael Caine as Alfred in particular), the script is decent and the plot makes about as much sense as these things can.
And man, Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonothan Crane manages to pull of the sexy/creepy thing as well as anyone ever has... what more can I say? It's no Donnie Darko, but as mainstream popcorn flicks go, it rocks!