Disappointed with the PG nature of the film

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2008)

Ledger's Joker is well acted, though I would not suggest Oscar worthy as the popular media has, Bale's Bruce and Batman are again well played, Ekhart plays Dent well.
Caine, Freeman and Gylenhaal offer good supporting roles.
Where the Dark Knight fails is in the cut of the film. I would have preferred an R rating and making the film much darker than the current PG-13. There are scenes where the effect is completely lost because of implied violence; and whilst this is a useful mechanism under certain circumstances it does not work for this film.
Was the film re-cut to give a softer feeling after Heaths tragic passing in an effort to improve rating and hype one may wonder, depending on how cynical you are.