A Good "Batman" Movie

Rating: 7/10 (11 March 2017)

This movie begins with five men wearing clown masks entering a major bank and taking duffel bags filled with money. It's at this time that one particular masked gunman kills his accomplices one by one and subsequently escapes with all of the loot. As it turns out the last surviving robber is a criminal mastermind known as "the Joker" (Heath Ledger) and he is as psychotic as they come. The scene then shifts to a parking garage where two criminal gangs are having a meeting when suddenly two people dressed as Batman arrive and a shootout ensues. Suddenly the real "Batman" (Christian Bale) enters the picture and not only subdues the criminals but also the Batman impersonators as well. Needless to say, it's only a matter of time before the Joker and Batman collide head on-and there will be a lot of chaos and mayhem along the way. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I honestly didn't think anybody could top the performance of Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the "Batman" movie of 1989. But I am here to say that Heath Ledger totally dominated the Joker persona like nobody else has ever done. He was truly excellent. Likewise, Christian Bale also performed quite well as Batman. Along with that, the movie itself was one of the better "Batman" films ever produced as well. That being said, I have rated it accordingly. Above average.