By far the best of the Batman movies.

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2006)

Let me say that I enjoyed all the previous Batman movies, for what they were, which was fun. They were definitely based more on the TV show than the actual comics, which made them a little cheesy and somewhat funny but they certainly did not capture the true essence of Batman.
Batman was a dark, sad creature with a taste for justice and Christian Bale nailed that aspect of him. The only other actor that came anywhere near the darkness of the character was Michael Keaton. All the other's were an intentional joke, even George Clooney whom I love. When Falcone is shivering with fear in his car and ponders out loud, "What the hell are you?" and Batman pulls him out through the sunroof and says, "I'm Batman." it gives me goosebumps every time. That one line, delivered so perfectly, made Christian Bale the only real Batman, for me anyway.
So if you haven't seen it yet go into it with the mindset that you are finally, for the first time, going to see the real Batman and enjoy!