Don't believe the hype. This is average, sometimes tedious stuff.

Rating: 6/10 (17 August 2008)

More of the same sort of action we've seen countless times before. The treatment of these elements brings nothing new: Guns, shooting, bank robbery, bad guys, punch-ups, hostages.... ZZZZZzzzzz The Joker was good, he looked cool. Pity he wasn't in a better movie. Sorry Heath, I really wanted this movie to be amazing, but it wasn't.
The editing, pace, and tension was "awkward". The story didn't flow as well as it could have. Batman looked tired; his fight scenes were jump-cut all over the place like a music video, and he seemed to resort mainly to punching people in the head -- not very creative.
Lots of people get beaten up, shot etc, *yawn*.... it gets tedious.
The ferry idea was stupid and seemed like a clumsy plot device tacked on at the last minute.
Seeing through the hype, what you're left with is an average to above average movie. Definitely not more than 7/10. I give it 6/10.
Batman Begins is a much better movie.