I've been waiting 35 years...

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2005)

This is the Batman you've been waiting for. If you were as stunned as I was by the previous attempts, you will be, at the very least, relieved. Everyone is on their game here, from the production all the way down to the actors. This movie has the feel that everyone was on board the same ship and heading in the same direction, and it really floats. If you don't know who's in this movie, you'll get a kick out of having them pop up one by one, each more a kick in the butt than the previous. This is story driven, and it makes you wish that more Hollywood movies would take the fundamental importance of the story more seriously. It's always such a letdown to watch all the hollow, pointless explosions and such, and let's not forget that empty, horrible feeling you have leaving the theater knowing you've been had and that you just fed the machine your money. B.B. will not let you down. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride, safe in the belief that you won't be slinking quietly back out into the real world like a one night stand gone bad.