Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Questionable Acting and Casting
First I'll say this is a good movie. I liked how the movie gives a deep and often dark psychological view of Batman and his becoming. Christian Bale definitely looks the part and overall was good in his lead role. However once he dons the Batman outfit he tries to talk, look, and act too tough and mean and it oftentimes just comes off as cheesy. Heading into the movie I thought Katie Holmes would be disasterous but she was better than I expected. This doesn't mean she was good in the movie but shes ok. Didn't really add anything great but doesn't tank the movie either. Michael Caine was a great choice as Alfred, he fit the role perfectly. I liked how this movie also showed the caring, father figure relationship between Alfred and Bruce as compared to other Batman movies where Alfred is just seen as a butler and little else. IMO I would not have chosen Gary Oldman to play the cop. Don't get me wrong, Oldman is one of my favorite actors but his role is very straightforward which doesn't utilize his acting skill and could have been filled by many other lesser actors. I would rather have saved Oldman to play the Joker. Besides, who plays a quirky villain better than Oldman??