Batman Begins

Watched it the other day with my darling.

I enjoyed it for the most part, although it was draggy at parts, which is unavoidable if you are going for character development. So we got to see the circumstances leading Bruce Wayne to don the cape and how the alter-ego of the bat came about.

Christian Bale was passable in the leading role all things considered. As with all the others who have donned the cape before him, he was at time overwhelmed by the character. Christopher Nolan's vision for Batman Begins remained true to the comic book and not the high camp that plagued the other Batman big screen adaptations that preceded it. And we are all the more thankful for it.

The supporting cast consisting of heavyweights like Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman,Liam Neeson and Michael Caine really added to the show. Michael Caine in particular stole the show in every scene he was in, in the role of the butler ,Alfred.

My main grouse in the film is the casting of Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes. She is a horrible actress and sucks the life out of every scene that she was in. She does not even look the part,dammit! The more I think about it, it is all a media stunt to hype on the coat tails of the Tom Cruise- Katie Holmes publicity machine.

I must say this is the best overall Batman film yet made. Cannot wait for the sequel...

RATING: 4 Batmobiles out of 5

movies I wanna catch next: War of the Worlds & Fantastic Four