Way over-hyped, not anywhere near as good as rated

Rating: 7/10 (10 December 2008)

OK, first off let me say that I am NOT a comic book fan at all. I liked the Batman TV show, even though looking back at it now, it shows it's age and it is ambiguously gay. I would normally not watch a movie like this but I decided to keep an open mind and I sat down last night to see what all the hubbub was. The movie looks good and the acting performances are well done. I like Gary Oldman a lot and I liked his character probably the best of the bunch. I just don't feel it from Christian Bale at all. I think people have blown Heath Ledger's performance way, way out of proportion as well. Some of the reviews I read border on the ridiculous with the accolades for this performance. I would call it adequate at best. Maggie Gyllenhaal does absolutely nothing for me either frankly. Every time I saw her I was thinking "What the hell is *she* doing in this movie?" I didn't like the bat-mobile and the FX were well done but too scarce. How on earth this movie got rated at past 8 on IMDb is beyond me, it just isn't that good. Apparently you have to be a comic book snob to fully appreciate this picture and rate it a "masterpiece", because it isn't.