Overrated but by no means terrible

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2009)

The sixth installment in the "Batman" series features the return of the greatest villain to ever hit the funny pages...The Joker (well-played by Heath Ledger) This time around, Batman faces multiple challenges: trying to juggle his public image with his bat antics, facing new villains such as the Joker and Two-Face and the constant explosions being set off by the former.
This film has quite a lot going for it. It's superbly acted by the cast with no real quibbles save the ridiculous voice Bale chooses to use for Batman. The effects are serviceable and the movie moves at a good pace. But....
There are plenty of flaws. The film is a little too talky in its final ten minutes and it doesn't really help that Bale does most of the speaking. The plot is a bit too convoluted, reminding me of how jumbled "Spider-Man 3" was. I also can't stand the horrid way the fight scenes were shot. I can't make out whose hitting who and the fact most of the fights take place at night certainly doesn't help.
The problems aside, this is one of the best interpretations of Batman's struggle with The Joker.