It's not Batman

Rating: 4/10 (15 August 2008)

This is an intelligent well written movie with some great performances but it is not a Batman movie. Apart from getting a fingerprint from a bullet there is no detective work. There is no use of batarang (throwing stars etc.) Batman doesn't fire his cable thingy and swing from any buildings. In fact he doesn't use any items from his utility belt. Another major flaw with this movie is the absurd use of every mobile phone in Gotham as a sonar, which Batman uses to track the Joker. This sci-fi technology is out of place in this movie, mobile phones don't have receivers in them capable of coming close to this level of wizardry. A true batman would of used his detective skills to find the Joker. The Joker only makes one joke in the whole move, albeit very funny (disappearing pencil). It's OK to reinvent characters but there should be some consistency and I think jokes are for the Joker.