An all round great rendition of the comic story

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2005)

As an avid comic book reader and a fussy one at that, I read these and Batman comics with great fascination. This is more than just a movie but a representation of a fantasy story and the spirit it was created in. In my opinion, it is a truly well cast and executed movie, and the technical expertise demonstrated did justice to modern movie-making. From start to finish I found the movie true to the original comic story without losing the fantasy, and every step of the "transformation to super hero" stage was plausible and believable.
Movies are escapism and this one does the trick. It reaches out and grabs the viewer into that world. A gauge I use for a great movie is how long I think the movie was when I get out. If I leave a movie theater and feel that I have only been in there for 10 - 15 minutes, then I have seen a good movie. And this was one such movie.
The attention to detail is faultless, and the entire movie is seamless in its execution. The scenes are are stitched together well and the characters are well executed. As I mentioned before, the cast is well chosen, and the way each brings their roles to the audience is another feat well achieved. Great balance in the characters with the personalities being brought to the respective roles making for interesting heroes too.
And the special effects are simply fantastic. Some say too few, but this is setting the stage for other movies, and we are only being introduced to their "powers", so the ratio of SFX is totally fine.
An all in all terrific effort and great entertainment. And the question, will I see the second movie - you betcha.