I remember thinking the same when this came out, I didn't like the atmosphere and Batman is just a thug with a rubber suit and a black velvet (horrible) cape.

It took me years to put up with the strength to give it another chance and watch it, but nothing changed.

There are SO many things wrong with this movie, but essentially, my big problem with Nolan's movies are Batman and Gotham city. I honestly don't care if he wanted to make a "realistic" version of Batman, and I actually think they fail pretty bad at being realistic, anyway.

Batman doesn't act like the original character, here he's stupid, unskilled, he throw drunken punches (I've seen better fighters in bars), he cries when he feels pain, he doesn't use darkness, he uses military vehicles to blow up stuff with missiles all the time, he doesn't use tactics, he blows up all the time like a baby when he interrogates the villains, he's short (sorry Bale, I love you as an actor in so many movies, but Batman being shorter than MOST of people on screen, including Alfred and Fox doesn't help portraying the character), and has some terrible health issues that magically disappear for him to go back and run around in the middle of the highway.

What an absurd take of the character, I honestly feel insulted.

Gotham city doesn't look a bit Gothic, and the movie being WHOLE at daytime completely destroys any atmosphere a Batman movie should have.

The fact that pretty much everyone know Bruce Wayne is Batman is ridiculous, how the two policemen (won't say names to avoid spoilers) just figure it out is absolute rubbish.

This are the main issues (enough to argue anyone this is a good Batman movie) that I have with this "thing" being a Batman movie, but there are so many more, as some really bad clichés, plot holes and lazy writing everywhere and really, really bad, boring fighting choreographies. Not to mention the cinematography, I don't remember a single scene I was struck by the imagery. Boring.

I really like many of Nolan's movies, but his Batman movies were pretty bad, touching bottom with this one.

I did like Hathaway as Catwoman, even if the character is not well defined as in the comics (again), she looks very good, at least had the potential for making a good Catwoman, but the writing failed to do anything interesting with the character.

Gary Oldman is just perfect for Gordon, and Blake character was well acted but to be honest, I felt he even overshadowed Batman.

I somehow liked the very ending of the movie (after the action), it was a nice wrap up, but 10 minutes don't help too much after 2 hours and 30 minutes of frustration.

This could have been an OK James Bond movie for example (not even a very good one though), but it's a horrible Batman movie.

I respect (and envy) anyone liking it, but seriously, how can anyone that loves the comics enjoy this movie? I know everyone will say: "this is the director's take on Batman", but when the hell anyone will do the right one?!