Um... did all of these reviewers get paid off by the director or did we just watch two completely different movies?
I have never taken the time or put in the effort to write a movie review, but this movie was so bad that *during* the film I started to make a list of all the things that were contributing to this poor excuse of a movie.
If you like a drawn-out plot, hollow characters, a lame protagonist, the same music score running constantly throughout a film, and terrible writing, then this is the movie for you. The character's motivations didn't make much sense. The story was pushing too hard for "dark" and then "redemption" but they missed the mark. They tried too hard to be different from their predecessors but then heavily drew on The Dark Knight way too much.
Don't even get me started on the writing. The sheer fact that Batman had to narrate his motivations/thoughts shows how poor the overall writing is for this film.
All in all, it's a great movie to go and see if you want to take a nap. This movie was a waste of time and money and you can count me out of any sequels!