after being initially harsh on the batman, I've come around to appreciating it. this is a much closer tale to the source material and in some ways feels a bit more like a condensed mini-series for a modern audience. admittedly, this isn't always a great thing - the movie is way too damn long. I also don't quite know what catwoman added to the story. but at the end of the day, I'd recommend this to any fan of the batman series.