"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2008)

PLOT: Picking up where 'Batman Begins' left off, Batman (Christian Bale) and James Gordon (Gary Oldman) join forces with Gotham's new DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), dubbed "The White Knight" by the press, to dismantle the remaining mob bosses in Gotham. But there's a new player in the game, a sadistic criminal called the Joker (the late Heath Ledger), and he's hellbent on destroying everyone and everything in his path, in one way or another.
To put it simply, this is a powerful, moving film far beyond any previous comic book adaptations. The film truly is nothing short of superb. The late Heath Ledger was undeniably creepy & terrifying as the hateful, heartless, lip-licking, cackling Joker (and trust me, he does a great job of making you hate the Joker), while Aaron Eckhart delivers a powerful performance as the doomed DA Harvey Dent/2-Face, so powerful it makes me wish Eckhart was the one up for an Oscar nomination. Christian Bale is of course perfect as Batman/Bruce Wayne with the always welcomed Gary Oldman, Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman reprising their roles as Gordon, Alfred & Fox. Maggie Gyllenhaal lends nice support in the Rachel Dawes role originated by Katie Holmes (who is sadly better known now as Mrs. Tom Cruise #3).
Can't wait for the next one... and it had better have Catwoman/Selina Kyle in it.