Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
"You never learned to mind your surroundings!"
I've never been a great fan of the Batman movies..although I did enjoy Jack Nicholsons' Joker...so, naturally on renting this movie the expectations were not very high. To my surprise this was such a good movie we ended up buying it. This is by far and away the best Batman movie yet. It is jam-packed with so many great performances that it's a treat to watch over and over again. There is Christian Bale's pensive Bruce Wayne..soul searching through mysticism to become Batman. Michael Caine as the intelligent save-the-day butler Alfred. Liam Neeson, who always lights up the screen whenever he's there, as Ducard. Gary Oldman as the skeptical Officer Gordon. Cillian Murphy as the creepy Dr. Crane. Katie Holmes as the inquistive Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes. Rutger Hauer as the "didn't you get the memo" Earle and the always good Morgan Freeman as the scientist technical advisor Lucius Fox. With all this star power, the actors could have easily overpowered the movie. Fortunately each role was kept in check leaving the Batman character room to develop properly.What is really impressive is that there are no bad performances in all the movie. They finally got all their ducks in order and made a Batman movie worth watching.