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Wings Over Americanew
In nearly its every frame, Batman Begins is modern-day mythmaking of the grandest scale. And its only substantial failing is that it doesn't mind telling you so itself.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
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Back to Realitynew
Nearly a decade after Joel Schumacher foolishly turned the Batman series away from Tim Burton’s Gothic fairy tale, director Christopher Nolan has made the ultimate Batman film, taking the comic book icon in a direction no one has ever thought of: the real world.
Jackson Free Press |
Stephen Belden |
06-23-2005 |
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Caped Comebacknew
Holy box office! Batman Begins is one of the year's best!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-17-2005 |
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Bale Bats It Out of the Park … Er, Cavenew
Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-16-2005 |
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Batman Begins Examines the Man Behind the Masknew
Batman Begins breaks from tradition by compellingly tracing the motives that lead a brooding billionaire to pick fights dressed as an airborne rodent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-16-2005 |
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Once More, From the Beginning...
Batman Begins sails over the exceptionally low bar of not sucking as bad as Batman and Robin.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-16-2005 |
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Back in Blacknew
Stellar Batman Begins revives a fallen film franchise.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
06-15-2005 |
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The Undraped Crusadernew
This new Batman gains psychological depth, even if he loses a bit of his old static grandeur.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
06-15-2005 |
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Caped Crusader Returns as American Psychonew
Acclimated to the CGI environment, we now want more than just great special effects, we want to see the inner life and struggle of the person beneath the cape and mask, flaws and all. And you can't get more flawed than Christian Bale.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
06-15-2005 |
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Nuts and Bats
Christopher Nolan digs into a superhero’s psyche in the dark, risky Batman Begins.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-08-2005 |
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