"whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger"

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2008)

First of all I have to say that I like Batman Begins a lot. I enjoyed the first half of the movie but I found the resolution a little bit forced, but I really liked it overall.
I was expecting this movie, and I've been trying not to "alienate" me with anything that could misguide my expectations.
And now that I've seen it, I have to say it's even better that I expected.
This movie surpasses the hype by far. It's the finest piece of entertainment that I've seen in years.
Christopher Nolan takes his "realistic" vision of batman and his world and makes an astonishing and rotund film.
The movie is quite long, but it never feels like the story is dragging.
The first five minutes or so makes you shut up immediately and you are with your jaw dropped when the scene ends, and that's just the beginning.
The interpretations are superb. Nolan, once again, has gathered a top notch cast. Christian Bale delivers another strong impersonation of Bruce Wayne/Batman, showing us how he suffers trying to stop The Joker. We can see how Bruce Wayne is about to fall but he is not "allowed" to.("Batman has no limits" says Bruce). Heath Ledger delivers his best (and sadly last) performance. He's the most scary, psycothic, cynical and self destructive motherf"cker that I've seen in a superhero movie. Aaron Eckhart is really good too. You get to like Harvey Dent, because he wants the same thing as Batman and Gordon. And his performance at the final act of the movie is even better. The rest of the cast is wonderful (and Magie Gyllenhaal makes an improved portrait of Rachel Dawes).
The action sequences are also brilliant, improving the weak fight sequences from the first one. There is a chase scene that will blow your mind and some crazy jumping from roof to roof scenes.
This film is the best film that I've seen this year and is going to blow my expectations for the next one.
SOME SPOILERS
The movie is filled with memorable moments. The bank heist in the beginning is awesome (and has a wonderful score too). All the scene with the batmovile and the batpod is really good. All of the action scenes have something that makes you think "I don't want this to end".