I thought that it was a decent movie, worthy of a trip to the theater. However, it does take a bit of time to really take Bale as Batman as actual fact, although I think he did a great job as the alter ego "Bruce Wayne". The movie seemed to drag a bit, and the action scenes were chalked full of so many cuts, that I almost threw-up a couple times. I think that what this movie lacked the most was a known villain. All and all, it's more of a let down due to the fact that there are quite a few good actors in this movie, and I guess I expected more. Dialogue is trite and at times corny, and comic relief seems labored. For a movie that claims to be a throw-back to the original Batman, it falls far short...although, if this becomes a new series, it will be better, which is the most visible problem This is a film that has followed some great, and some horrible movies of the same name and series. To say this one is along the same lines as Burton's "Batman" of the early 90's is not so. I say start a new series using the new style and there might be a winner.