Good but WAY over-hyped

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 2008)

Honestly, the action scenes in this movie are absolutely amazing. It is far superior in this regard to Batman Begins. But I think everyone needs to stand back, take a deep breath and judge the movie on the movie, not on the fact that Heath Ledger unfortunaetly passed away earlier this year. I love Christian Bale as an actor but he was ordinary in this film. I wish they would take that mouth guard out when he is playing Batman. The constant self-serving 'justice' speeches got a little old as well, when is a super-hero just going to kill the damn bad guys? I think a little Boon Dock Saints needs to be added to some of these Super Hero scripts. Heath Ledger was good as the Joker, but he was not nearly as good as Jack Nicholson. I hate to be a sinic but if Heath was alive I don't think his role would be touted as Oscar worthy.