Pretty decent. Worth waiting for.

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2005)

Dark dark dark! Christopher Nolan understands there's a reason he's called "the Dark Knight"! Most of the other reviews have said pretty much all that needs saying, although from the negative ones I read through it seems to me they didn't really 'get' the character. Batman is like Mephisto from Faust, out of the shadows, come from Hell, to avenge the innocent, and settle accounts with the guilty ... that is what makes him so scary, and that is why this movie succeeds - he is a frightening thing, and until now, he's only ever been portrayed like a carnival attraction, with no real menace to him. Nolan depicts it beautifully ... but what the hell was that 9/11 review about, though?
I will say the fight sequences could have been more interesting, visually, but I think we can let that one slide ... the suit weighs a ton, the scenes were dark, and you can only learn so much hand-to-hand combat in six months. The Batman that fans know has a lot more practice.
Good to see a live action Batman that was worth watching!