Why so serious? Put a smile on your face

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2008)

Hat's down to Christopher Nolan and brother for a brilliant directed movie, for a terrific screenplay, cinematography....everything is where it should be and more. Time flies and it was over before I knew it. The acting is unbelievably good. Christian Bale is perfect and by far the best as Batman and Bruce Wayne. The duality of the character/s are spot on. Gary Oldman is great, so is Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Magie Gyllenhaal. But the show is stolen by Heath Ledger as the Joker. He captivates the screen, you just want more and more. He truly becomes the character (Oscar buzz is right on) and does a much better interpretation than Jack Nicholsan. In fact the whole world that Nolan created is like Batman should have been. The action scenes complement the story. Nothing is there just for the sake of action. The dialog is perfect. It is much more than just a Bat flick. The hero villain, chaos order, love hate conceptions are explored. Parallels with contemporary times, terrorism, morality etc. Even if you dislike Batman its a great thriller/crime movie. I strongly recommend it, even if you're not a fan of the comic.