Batman Begins and 40 Year Old Virgin

Over labor day weekend I saw a couple movies.

Batman Begins

For some reason I waited all summer to see this. I guess I'm kind of partial to the Tim Burton Batman. While I didn't like this one as much as that, I do have to say it's a very good movie. Objectively speaking it may even be better than Burton's Batman, but we can't always be objective when it comes to things we like. This one has a very well told and involved story. Batman Begins tells the story of how Batman came about (just as the title suggests). Though the beginning tells a lot fo backstory, it provides enough action and interesting story elements to keep it fairly interesting.

The movie really takes off, however, with the "birth" of Batman. There are lots of twists and turns, and plenty of action. The film's one weakness may be Katie Holmes, but she is not in it enough to be a real detriment.

Grade - B+

40 Year Old Virgin

I think this may be the most overrated movie of the summer. It does have a lot of laughs, but most of those come in the beginning and the movie is way too long to sustain itself. I think one of the biggest problems is the last third gets wrapped up in romance and stops being funny.

I'm probably in the minority in my opinion on this one, but it just doesn't live up to the hype.

Grade - C