Film Review : Batman Begins

I took this photo while ice-hiking on the Vatnajokul glacier in Iceland. If you've seen Batman Begins you may recognise it, as the glacier was used to film the Siberian section of the film. Although we visited Iceland a few months after filming there was a lot of debris left on the glacier by the film crew - our mountain guide wasn't very impressed!

Anyway, onto the review. As you no doubt know, this is a re-launch of the Batman film franchise that went seriously off track in the 90s. It tells the story of how Bruce Wayne went from privileged billionaire's son to Dark Knight, and does the job pretty well. The scenes of Bruce as a child are very good, and his motivation for taking the path he has chosen is well explained. Christian Bale is excellent in the lead role, deliverying just the right level of menace.

The film isn't perfect though. The final act, where the film kicks into action mode, is far less interesting than the build up that precedes it. And Katie Holmes, despite being drop dead gorgeous, is much too lightweight for the role of a District Attorney.

All in all though it was a good film, and I'd give it 4 stars