Seriously... why are people raving about this movie? It was an overblown piece of tat, raved about by fanboys.

My biggest problem is this. It was both too dark and too light at the same time. It appears to aim for a David Fincher style darkness, but the 12A (PG-13 for our American friends) rating denied it any chance of going dark enough. It also lacks the dark vein of humour that appears in Fincher's films.

Christian Bale did not convince either as Bruce Wayne or Batman. Why was Joey Potter in the film. Her character served no purpose, except for having a female character in it. Gary Oldman and Michael Caine were great as always but wasted in such small roles.

And that Batmobile... what was that about???

Overall... not worth bothering with. Don't hold much hope for the sequel either.