Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 3.0
Competent but not excellent
I went to see 'Batman Begins' last night so while it is fresh in my mind, let me tell you what I thought of it -Firstly, the director Christopher Nolan's previous work included the excellent 'Memento' and 'Insomnia'.He seemed like a weird choice of director for a superhero/action movie.However, after seeing this film, it's clear why he was chosen - this film is very analytical in it's detail.The first hour and a bit of the film goes to explain why Bruce Wayne took on the persona of Batman.This is the main problem with the film.It is very very boring for the first hour.He doesn't don the cape and mask until about 70 minutes into the film.Personally I preferred Tim Burton's vision of Gotham City and Batman.Christopher Nolan is trying to bring reason and sense into the Batman story.There is NO NEED to go through the level of detail that he has done.An audience can accept that Batman is a superhero end of story.I also didn't enjoy the baddies in this film.They are not spectacular enough.Also Katy Holmes plays the District Attorney of Gotham City.This is bad casting.She looks like a lost little girl in the film.Michael Caine as Alfred is pretty wooden as well.He phones in a performance e.g. doesn't try too hard.The same goes for Morgan Freeman.The role doesn't stretch him too hard.Christian Bale as Batman is a decent enough performance.He's a good actor.Overall, it's not a bad film really but it's not spectacular enough.