This movie was terrible. It was full of cliche, long winded beat you over the head with the theme dialogue, a ridiculously sounding Batman, and sloppy direction. Key story elements were so convoluted and filled with forced suspense it was hard to tell what was happening (the Armageddon effect). Some good performances (not from bale, how can anyone make a man that dresses as a bat uninteresting and stale) do not save this script. Not once did I feel like I was seeing the Batman I know and love brought to life. This does not come close to what Marvel has been able to achieve.