But isn't that the whole difference of Batman vs other Superhero's? He's merely Bruce Wayne, in a costume with lots of gadgets of his own design, instead of some accident-produced mutant human (or alien, as with the big-red S guy).

For me: more noir, more realism = better flick. I can almost imagine being Batman (well, OK, if I were smarter, richer, buffer, ...)

I look forward to seeing the movie. Didn't the star have to severely buff up from super thin in his last film (The Machinist)? That has to hurt.