An unbiased humble opinion

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2011)

Granted it is a good popcorn superhero movie, but that's all. I have always enjoyed super heroes movies, but this flick in particular is a mix of the best and the worst you can find in a super hero film.
Expect: A different lackluster "ungothic" Gotham City, solid special effects, cinematography/ photography, good acting and fine action scenes, empty crazed villains (take the case of Harvey Dent), thoroughly idiotic sidekicks, hard to swallow parts/ ultra suspension of disbelief,unclear character motivations/ decisions, a 50-50 script: so good/ so bad - with some forced situations and unnecessary scenes that almost ruin the movie, for instance the criminal's over-the-top ultra perfect plan and the would-be love triangle. All in all, an OK movie directed by a very good director (although INCEPTION is his worst work so far and one one the worst, most boring movies I have seen in my life).
Don't expect; logical explanations, a deep look into the psyche of villains and heroes, a beautiful damsel in distress - here that's a real turn-off,a great satisfying movie like Superman by Richard Donner, X-men by Brian Singer or Spiderman by Sam Raimi.
Don't believe the hype: Batfans are infatuated with it. Nolan's first Batman is way much better than this one. As much as I love the Batman (films, comics, TV series, cartoons, action figures, etc.)and superheroes in general, this one is not that good. Heath Ledger's death somehow made it more special than it would be and should be. Ledger's Joker character is no better or crazier than Cesar Romero's Joker ( from the classic TV serial), Jack Nicholson's Joker or Mark Hamill's Joker (from the Animated Cartoon series) - just a strange-looking criminal that doesn't act that mad, whose motives and motivations are unclear. The worst of all: he does not play any jokes or pranks on anyone in the movie.