Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Frank Miller's Dark Knight come to life!
This is the dark Batman that Frank Miller created, mixed with some of the original 1940's iconography from the Batman's original Comic Book beginnings. At certain points during this caper it was a little bit difficult to recognize him as a hero who wants to help the downtrodden, because of his dark nature (played to the hilt by Christian Bale - the American Psycho himself).Michael Caine has a wonderful comedic influence on this semi-twisted movie. More power to this actor! It is certainly a long way from The Hand.Katie Holmes seems to be a bit young for the Bat to be dating, but he is a millionaire. I suppose that the characters were supposed to be approximately the same age from the scene towards the beginning of the movie where they were playing in the Wayne garden and Bruce discovers the cave under the South-West corner of the Manse.The new Bat-Moblie is killer. I like the jet-powered one from the Burton films better, but this one served its' purpose. I never visualized the Bat driving what is, for all intents, a Tank! It works.This film is a new conceptualization of Gotham and its residents.The character of Jonathan Crane was well played. I cannot remember the actor who brought him to life on tis movie, but he made the Scarecrow real for me.I highly recommend this movie!