Rating of
3.5/4
Suprisingly, The Best Batman Movie So Far
Arek - wrote on 07/02/08
An exceptionally well-done Batman movie, especially considering the horrible depths to which the earlier Batman movies sank. The focus on character development and a story that actually feels as though its going somewhere is a breath of fresh air into a film franchise I thought was long dead (I still can't get over how awful Batman and Robin was).
Liam Neeson is particularly excellent as the villain Ra's al Ghul, who in my opinion was one of the best of Batman's nemeses. Unlike villains such as the Joker, who were just hell-bent on killing people and blowing things up, Ghul actually had a purpose and philosophy one could relate to to some degree.. If Ghul was a bit less extreme in his beliefs and methodology of carrying out justice, we might actually think he was a hero. This just serves to make his character all the more sinister.
