Aimless string of car crashes and explosions

Rating: Null/10 (27 February 2009)

I've been a fan of Batman since I was a kid so I didn't need much persuading to see the latest movie especially with everyone saying how good it is. Shame I didn't read page two of the reviews before seeing it! The story is overly long, disjointed and goes nowhere. Seriously what was that whole Hong Kong thing about? The bombings are highly contrived and would have been more credible if the film was going for a cheeky jokey style but it tries to be serious and doesn't have any logic to it.
I really can't believe the rave reviews this movie got, it's at best a three out of ten. I had no expectations but still came out feeling let down. I had to watch the original movie afterwards which has a plot, interesting characters and a Batman that doesn't sound ridiculous every time he opens his mouth. A crap effort all round, but people are loving it which explains why Hollywood puts zero effort into most movies and lots of effort into advertising.
It's not even visually interesting except for the odd shot where it looks quite gritty. Compared to the wonderful scenes of Gotham from the first movie though this is nothing to get excited about. By the way at the time of writing people rate this movie 4 places higher than Casablanca, unbelievable.