Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 2.0
Less history, more mystery
This wasn't a bad movie per se, but I was expecting so much more. I would have to rank this as the 3rd best in the series, behind the first two. While it was nice to see the origins of Batman, I think they gave away too much. Because Batman is such a mysterious character, I think it would've been best to have his origins described in vague manner, instead of spelling it out for every first grader to understand. Much of Batman's mystery was lost and because of this, the movie lost much of its appeal. Another thing that bothered me was when they showed him coming back from Princeton, they tried to make him look young a few years younger, however, Katie Holmes' character didn't age at all (I guess she uses Oil of Olay). Contrary to other reviews, I don't think her perfomance tarnished the movie, but I think her not aging whatsoever like Christian Bale really irritated me (you can suspend your belief only so much)..Then we have the person who played the psych doctor at the hospital (the one w/ the glasses and scarecrow mask) looks like a prototypical high school drama geek who always got his @ss kicked everyday after school. And how about that ending?? How can there be so much carnage and no talk of casualties. I was thinking to myself when the train flew off the tracks and took out everything in its path that at least 10,000 people died in this one scene. I will say I liked Christian Bale much better than Clooney or Kilmer, but this role was perfected by Michael Keaton. The supporting actors were excellent, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine, but the one who played the heroic cop was SOO boring. As you can see, casting was a mixed bag.In conclusion, I expect many people to tar and feather this review or to not pay any heed to it whatsoever, but I have a feeling many of you will agree with me, but will fall in line with everyone else and give it 5 stars.