Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Bats frighten me. It's time my enemies share my dread.
After four tries it seems they finally came up with a Batman to remember. Christian Bale not only cuts a fine figure but gives the role the gravity it deserves, providing the much needed raison d'etre for the Dark Knight. Unfortunately, the plot was a bit far-fetched and not very well resolved. Christopher Nolan put together an excellent supporting cast with Michael Caine giving Alfred a nice comic touch and Gary Oldman as a young Detective Gordon. But, it is the extra touches which really make this movie, like Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, who helps Batman come up with the armor and gadgets he needs to take on the underworld of Gotham. I also thought Cillian Murphy did a great job as Dr. Jonathon Crane, the genesis for the Joker. However, I wasn't particularly smitten by Katie Holmes and Mark Boone Junior turned Flass into a joke, whereas he was a much darker and more sinister character in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. It will be interesting to see where they take Batman from here.