"Great Batman Film!"

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2012)

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy and Rutger Hauer star in this 2005 action film based on the comics. This film tells of Bruce Wayne's early years becoming Gotham City's masked hero. Years after his parents are murdered, billionaire, Bruce Wayne (Bale) roams around Japan where he meets Duckard (Neeson) who trains him to fight against those who pray on the fearful. When he returns home to Gotham, he's reunited with his butler, Alfred (Caine) and lawyer friend, Rachel Dawes (Holmes). Bruce goes to Wayne enterprises where he meets Earle (Hauer), the head of the company and Lucius Fox (Freeman), an engineer and friend of his father. Soon, Bruce designs a bat outfit and becomes a crime-fighting vigilante. Oldman plays Jim Gordon, Wilkinson plays crime boss, Carmine Falcone and Murphy plays Dr. Jonathan Crane aka Scarecrow. I like how this went back to the dark roots and Christian is good in it. I recommend this great Batman film.