Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 3.0
Good, but not great
The movie is okay. It reminded me a lot of Elektra, all those ninjas. Even the directing reminded me of Elektra, the camara always in too tight in the fight sequences. I can't believe how many people know Batman's secret identity already. Sure, Alfred's an obvious one, but there's his love interest, Ra's Al Ghul, even Lucius Fox probably knows. And Wayne mannor. One movie and it's already destroyed, took the comics forty years to get to that point. Christian Bale did not impress me. He tried too hard to make his voice sound deep and menacing. It makes me laugh to see all that ink around his eyes too. I can imagine him in a dark corner somewhere putting on mascara before he slips on the hood. I can't take Liam Neeson seriously as the wise mentor, not so soon after his disastrous turn in the awful Episode I film. I also hated to see Batman fly around like Neo in the Matrix. I don't know why everyone is able to look over all these faults so easily. The film is good, but that's all, just good.