Last night I saw
I am damn impressed. Chris Nolan is one amazing fellow. He has brought batman to the real world.
This is a prequel (everyone wants one these days!) to the earlier batman movies. It tells the story of young Bruce Wayne and how he became the Caped Crusader. Previous batman movies went for the comic book look with funny angles and contrasting lights. This one has more real world look which I preferred. These days, everyone wants to give a "human face" to superheroes ala Spiderman. But this movie is much much better than Spidey I & II.
Nolan's Gotham is more like a normal real world metro, polished on the surface but rotten to the core. His Bruce Wayne is young, confused and angry for revenge. Movie is kind of slow at the beginning but picks up the pace at the right time. It is not at all boring but in the end 2 hrs and 20 mins without an interval is bit too long for me.
Christian Bale carries the role well with his George Clooney looks. He has a millionaire brat's look and batman's body. Michael Caine's Alfred is absolutely fabulous. I will certainly remember his "Newwa" for a long time. Morgan Freeman and his bat gadgets are special attractions. The New Batmobile is a bit heavy but not bad at all. Gary Oldman is lieutenant Gordon (soon to be commissioner) and Katie Holmes is (new Tom Cruise girl!) Rachel, Bruce's girl.
There are no fabulous super villains here. Unlike last three movies, this movie is about batman and not about jokers, penguins, cat women, riddlers, two-faces, Mr. Freezes. But Liam Neeson does a good job there.
I was just surprised when Alfred calls him "Master Wayne".. shouldn't it be "Master Bruce"??
Conclusion: 4 and a half stars.
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