Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Best "Hero" Movie Ever
An honest, believable tale of the Dark Knight.The director's dogmatic insistence, "Make it real...make it real," paid off. This telling makes the story of Batman real and believable. Of all the "hero" genre films I've ever seen this one is my favorite because of the aforementioned statement. The acting is top notch -- and I'm no fan of Katie Homes and think someone else could have done it better, but alas... -- Michael Caine is a great "Alfred" and Lucias Fox's (Morgan Freeman) lines are great. The casting was well done and I am glad they included Rutger Hauer (a personal favorite because of his work in Blade Runner).But above all, this is the best telling of the Batman story -- even better than in the comics -- and better than other genre films (even the original Chris Reeve "Superman" which is a close 2nd).