Batman Begins
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Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
What critics thought
Nolan's reboot won broad approval for grounding Batman in psychology and gritty realism rather than spectacle, but critics were far from unanimous — the screenplay's emotional depth, the romantic subplot, and the third-act action sequences all drew specific complaints even from otherwise favorable reviewers. The gap between enthusiastic popular reception and more guarded critical opinion captures where the film actually sits.
“the Batman movie I've been waiting for; more correctly, this is the movie I did not realize I was waiting for”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Batman starts stripping away each layer of Gotham crime only to discover a sicker and more monstrous evil beneath, his rancid city simultaneously invokes early '90s New York, when criminals frolicked to the tune of five murders a day; Serpico New York, when cops were for sale; and today, when psychos seek to kill us all at once rather than one by one.”
Kyle Smith·KyleSmithOnline
“dull earnestness of the screenplay”
The New Yorker
“comfortably mix the tormented drama and revenge motifs with light hearted gags and comic book allusions”
Michael Wilmington·Chicago Tribune
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Christopher NolanDirector
Christian BaleBruce Wayne / Batman
Michael CaineAlfred
Liam NeesonDucard
Katie HolmesRachel Dawes
Gary OldmanJim Gordon
Cillian MurphyDr. Jonathan Crane
Tom WilkinsonCarmine Falcone
Rutger HauerEarle
Ken WatanabeRa's al Ghul
Mark Boone JuniorFlass
Linus RoacheThomas Wayne
Morgan FreemanLucius Fox
Hans ZimmerComposer
James Newton HowardComposer
David S. GoyerWriter
Wally PfisterCinematographyFrom the studio
Batman Begins
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
What critics thought
Nolan's reboot won broad approval for grounding Batman in psychology and gritty realism rather than spectacle, but critics were far from unanimous — the screenplay's emotional depth, the romantic subplot, and the third-act action sequences all drew specific complaints even from otherwise favorable reviewers. The gap between enthusiastic popular reception and more guarded critical opinion captures where the film actually sits.
“the Batman movie I've been waiting for; more correctly, this is the movie I did not realize I was waiting for”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Batman starts stripping away each layer of Gotham crime only to discover a sicker and more monstrous evil beneath, his rancid city simultaneously invokes early '90s New York, when criminals frolicked to the tune of five murders a day; Serpico New York, when cops were for sale; and today, when psychos seek to kill us all at once rather than one by one.”
Kyle Smith·KyleSmithOnline
“dull earnestness of the screenplay”
The New Yorker
“comfortably mix the tormented drama and revenge motifs with light hearted gags and comic book allusions”
Michael Wilmington·Chicago Tribune
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Christopher NolanDirectorChristian BaleBruce Wayne / BatmanMichael CaineAlfredLiam NeesonDucardKatie HolmesRachel DawesGary OldmanJim GordonCillian MurphyDr. Jonathan CraneTom WilkinsonCarmine FalconeRutger HauerEarleKen WatanabeRa's al GhulMark Boone JuniorFlassLinus RoacheThomas WayneMorgan FreemanLucius FoxHans ZimmerComposerJames Newton HowardComposerDavid S. GoyerWriterWally PfisterCinematographyFrom the studio
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