Reviews
BATMAN
BEGINS
With Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman,
Rutger Hauer, Michael Caine
Directed by Christopher Nolan
After Joel Schumacher's systematic campifying of the Batman
franchise, we thought there was no way the dark knight could ever be redeemed.
That's until Memento
director Christopher Nolan and American
Psycho actor
Christian Bale teamed up to breathe new life into the comic book hero.
Not as bizarre as Tim Burton's visions either, here the genesis of Batman's
crime fighting get a realistic edge. As the wealthy heir of the Wayne
industrial millions, Bruce goes in self-imposed exile to understand the
mind of the criminal. This happens years after the murder of his parents
and the confrontation with his helplessness as Gotham City slips into
crime. Sought and taught by a secret vigilante ninja sect, he gains the
knowledge, strength and technique to defeat his enemies and return to
Gotham City to exact some justice. With classified equipment from Wayne
Industries' unused military applications, he takes on the big boys and
their minions out to tear Gotham City apart. Deep, dark, invigorating,
slick and brilliantly made with a great cast, don't expect a lot of neon
lighting, cheap lines or any butt-shots…(OK, I counted two crappy
car-related one-liners, but hey, you can't be deadly serious all
the time).
5 / A
- PB
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