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Posted Friday, June 17, 2005, at 4:06 PM ET

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In this week's audio-only Summary Judgment, writer Mark Jordan Legan sums up how the critics feel about three new releases: director Christopher Nolan's prequel Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale; the limited-release ensemble dramedy Heights; and a chick flick so bad, it has one female critic considering a sex change—A Perfect Man, starring Hilary Duff.

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