Frankly I was bored throughout this film and I checked the time several times to see how long it had left to run. The main characters had lost their zest and the only shining star was Michael C as Alfred.

the villain of the piece was 2 dimensional and wasn't menacing or psychotic or anything much really. Did you want a cracking villain like the riddler or joker ? well you don't get one. what you get is someone talking gruffly and appearing to want to be somewhere else. It seems he was as bored as I was.

the fight scenes are fairly lame and instead of the stunning grainy look of a smoke filled and grimy city with an air of menace that filled the earlier movies in the series you get just another American city with a few bridges. the mood just isn't there either in Batman or the visual drama of a well shot film... no mood, no atmosphere, it's ... welll... plastic.

Don't expect anything wonderful in the special effects and gizmo. It's just same old same old... no stunning car chases and nothing to put you on the edge of your seat or catch your breath...

if you have a cold and wet afternoon on your own then it's better than watching cartoons... just.