I should admit from the onset - I'm not a big superhero movie fan. But I had some hope for this one - it would be darker, more realistic and "adult" than other superhero cinema offerings.

1 out of three. It was very dark. The frame of a comic book universe just doesn't support all of the gravitas, drama and violence they piled on top of it. I was rolling my eyes at Batman's fake gravely voice and the contrived drama of the love-triangle between Bruce, Harvey and Rachel.

Beyond the unrealistic plot, this movie was all about style over substance. Yes, Heath Ledger gave a great performance - but for what? All the gnashing of teeth and displayed psychopathy was interesting but what was it serving? A chaotic series of testosterone stirring explosions, death and angst. Hooray for Hollywood.

I'm a huge science fiction nerd. Part of my problem with this flick was that I couldn't suspend my disbelief sufficiently. a small voice in my head was murmuring "that wouldn't work" about every 30 seconds. When they turned on the "city-wide, cell-phone sonar system" the murmur started screaming.

I'm sick of movies that treat me like an idiot. I'm not an idiot but forced to watch this schlock more than once I could probably become one.