In a word. Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2005)

Why excellent? I've been a superhero buff all my life and I a 42 year-old woman. This movie does the Batman series a huge tribute. It brings a tear to my eye that the first series didn't due Batman the justice that this movie does. I have been a Christian Bale fan ever since I saw "Newies". He plays an excellent Bruce Wayne/Batman. I was a little nervous for such great actor to play such a part. When it's not done well, an actor can get type casted or worse. Now I actually look forward to seeing him playing Batman again. Like Tobey McQuire when a superhero movie is done right, you don't have no fear of losing your career. Top notch stars like Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Gary Oldman round out this movie. Such great talent for such an excellent movie. I hope the director Christopher Nolan stays on board as well through the series. At this time, I have no idea what they have in the works, but as long as the team stays on I hope to see many more. (RULE OF THUMB - Never let the bad guys out shine the good guy!) This should be as successful a film as the Spiderman series. So go spend the big bucks to make it happen.