Well, the one thing everyone seems to be in agreement about Holmes. The childhood friend turned love interest was a good subplot, but Kate Holmes wasn't the chick for the job. Her dialogue was far too verbose for the kind of actress she is. I now believe she was forced into the movie to bring in the teenage punks and princesses.
The other complaint...the theme. I love the Elfman theme. Classic, dark, unfortunately it's been called dated. I disagree. A much smaller complaint was the volume in the theater I went too. It was too loud...but maybe I'm just getting old.
Otherwise this movie was fucking perfect. The villains got away (I was afraid Scarecrow would be killed off), great Batman moments, spot on casting (the fat cop reminded me of Bullock), sweet moments at the end tying up the movie, and Chicago used as a backdrop for the flick. I did see the Tribune tower in there. And was that Lower Whacker and I-88? Sweet home Chicago baby!
