Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
It may not be perfect but it is still good
Just when you think that the Batman franchise was dead, in comes a new film to give the franchise a breathe of fresh air. "Batman Begins" takes the story of the superhero Batman right to the beginning. The viewer sees what lead Bruce Wayne to become Batman and not in just brief flashback scenerios. The first 45 minutes of the film goes into great detail to how Bruce Wayne acquired the skills that he knows as Batman through his rigorous training with Liam Neeson's character Henri Ducard. In the begining, one can't help notice the similiarities between Henri and Liam's character in "Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace" Qui-Gon Jinn. Christian Bale was an excellent choice to play Batman. His quiet intensity gave Bruce Wayne/Batman proved to be the most convincing since Michael Keaton. The film was a bit slow and sluggish at times. I found Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes a bit unbelievable. I just couldn't believe that she was an assistant d.a but she wasn't completely terrible. I think she was just a bit too young for the role, not to mention the wrong actress to play Rachel Dawes. I think the film would have been better had there been no romantic storyline between Bruce Wayne and Rachel Dawes. I always didn't like it in the Batman films when Bruce Wayne would hook up with some attractive young woman except maybe for Catwoman. I found the romantic storyline a distraction in the film. I think the film should have had a pre-Two Face Harvey Dent instead of Rachel Dawes as the prosecuting attorney. Michael Keaton was excellent as the butler Alfred, and gotta love Cillian Crane/Scarecrow. After the last two awful Batman films, "Batman Begins" definitely gave new life to the franchise.