Batman was horribly disappointing. And just horrible in general.

Rating: 3/10 (14 June 2005)

This movie was one of the worst movies I have ever had the displeasure of watching. It was so bad, I felt the need to write this. There were just so many things wrong with this movie...
KATIE HOLMES. She cannot act. I always thought she was a decent actress based on the few episodes of "Dawson's Creek" I've regretfully seen, but her performance in this movie was on a Britney Spears-Crossroads level of bad. Also, in practically every scene, Katie Holmes appears to be a little chilly (if you catch my drift), and it is so noticeable that I felt the need to throw it in.
EVERYONE ELSE'S ACTING. Christian Bale's performance was a disappointment also. His tone and the movement of his lips reminded me of Donald Trump. And honestly, I feel like Donald Trump probably would have done a better job than Christian Bale in this role. Seriously, it's that bad. The ONLY good actors in the movie were the veterans -- Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. They are way beyond this movie.
THE SCRIPT. This movie delivered some of the worst and most corny lines I have ever heard in a movie. Seriously, I laughed out loud at some of the things that were said. Liam Neeson had the worst lines of all. I understood maybe three things he said. The rest of what he had to say included all sorts of odd metaphors, or was just unimportant.
THE CAMERA WORK. I was so confused about who was being slapped, shot, punched, etc. The editing was done too quickly so that the film was jumpy, and that was one of the reasons that it was so hard to differentiate who was getting hit. In addition, the camera angles were tight.
Aside from all the negatives, Cillian Murphy was scary. He would be standing idle, and I would get chills. He was good as the villain -- very creepy. I also found the preface to be really random and unnecessary.
In conclusion, don't waste your money or time on this movie. I wish God would refund me the 2 hours and 21 minutes of my life that was wasted seeing this movie.