I totally agree Mark!!
I saw this film and honestly loved it, and yes, it was slow at the start but you had to see it. I thought Gary Oldman was a stand-out and Bale made a great Batman, definately 100% better than Clooney...
The story was easy to understand, and it was action-packed. Mind you, I really didnt feel any chemistry between Holmes and Bale...it just didnt feel like they were in love at all, and holmes didnt have as much screen time as I thought she would.
Definately go and see it, you wont be disappointed, it is really good.