Best Batman movie yet but..............

Rating: 8/10 (14 August 2008)

This is a very well made movie that takes the dark side of the caped crusader to new places. The DC comic hero of my fifties/sixties childhood is unrecognisable in this reworking of the story.
The action is non-stop, the effects are the very best and the acting is excellent from all the players, with Michael Caine, as usual, acting everyone off the screen.
My two criticisms are the way in which Batman adopts a deeper huskier voice than his Bruce Wayne alter ego, and the loudness of the music over the dialogue, particularly towards the end of the film. Perhaps it is my late middle age hearing, but at least 3 of the characters adopt a deep husky pitch to their voices and its just not needed. As for the music, maybe it was just the London Cinema I was in, but some tweaking is needed.
Much has been written about the late Heath ledger's performance and it is excellent and very scary. Too bad he's not around for the next one. RIP - he will be missed.