Characters and random situations alone do not make a great story

Rating: 5/10 (3 November 2008)

I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I am shocked it has such positive reviews and raving fans. I give it a 5/10.
My biggest complaint is about the overall storyline, which I felt was lacking. There seemed to be a bunch of characters ranging from very interesting (Heath) to not as interesting (Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman felt like non-characters this time around). And then there was a bunch of scenarios, some very tense and cool (the joker pitting the two boats against each other), and some very tired (didn't the hostages wear the masks in INSIDE MAN?). But there wasn't a great throughline to pull me through.
In my opinion, a series of miscellaneous scenarios, a villain vs. a hero, and a smattering of people with assorted agendas does not make a solid storyline where from scene to scene I wonder what's going to happen. I got bored at times. It felt like a fantastic premise, but no story.
I also don't feel much for Bruce Wayne/Batman character this time around. I haven't seen Batman Begins in awhile, but I'm pretty sure they show us his human side and that his laziness/womanizing/partying is just his Bruce Wayne cover-up. In this movie, he was cold. The kissing scene was ridiculous. He kisses Rachel then strides away with one hand in his pocket like he doesn't give a care at allwhich pretty much makes me not care about his character at all either.