good, different type of superhero flick

Rating: 7/10 (8 October 2008)

Overall this was the best batman movie yet but a lot of it had to do with ledger- wish he was in more scenes and his character- the joker- who came out of nowhere, had more explanation. It had deeper themes than your general superhero movie (e.g. xmen) but i got somewhat confused by the twists and turns of the plot- but that might just be me!! Also I never felt the situation was out of hand for batman, he showed up and did his job every time, was never really challenged or distressed. Maybe there should've been more scenes between the batman and joker- the two main opposing forces in this film. In the end I feel like this film was a good break from its genre because it didn't shy away from the darker side of things.