I've been a Batman fan since the 60's and this movie was tops in almost every area. The performances and story were great. One thing that bothered me a lot was trying to hear dialog while the overwhelming Hans Zimmer score blared in the background. This was not Zimmer's fault, nor the fault of the actory... whoever had sound editing controls must already be deaf. One easily loses the story in times like that. Otherwise, I was completely entertained!!