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Batman Begins

Evil fears the knight.

2005 · 2h 20m · PG-13 Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by Christopher Nolan

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Overview

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.

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85%
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Rotten

Nolan takes an admirable stab at developing a character-driven drama, only to give in to generic action-movie conventions with a blinding, deafening, explosion-laden finale that could have capped off any number of interchangeable Jerry Bruckheimer flicks.

Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Fresh

Batman Begins summons up moments of great eloquence and power. If only its cast of characters was as fully inhabited as its turbulent city.

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh

It's not just the birth of Batman we're seeing in this triumphant interpretation, it's also the dawning of Gotham City's age of greed.

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

Here's how any great franchise should start: with care, precision and delicately wrought atmosphere.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten

A nonstarter.

Ken Tucker, New York Magazine/Vulture

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