Vespers

Batman Begins

(2005)

Ah, yes, OK, this more in tune with morality we're comfortable with: vengeance in constant tension with compassion. Holds up nice-and-darkly on repeated viewings, though there's no denying the upgrade in the sequel in Rachel (Maggie Gyllenhaal rather than Katie Holmes) and in villain (from an unfocused several to Heath Ledger).

Unexpected poignant moment: when Liam Neeson's character (call him Ducard or Ra's al Ghul) speaks of his familiarity with personal loss, specifically, in a wife cruelly taken away.