Amazingly Correct

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2008)

OK, we have all read the reviews, seen all the hype over the past year about how this movie was going to change everything in the world of Batman. Amazingly, though not changed, this movie has lived up to EVERY expectation and then some. Though a very long movie (with credits and whatnot it was 2hrs 47mins at my theater), I never once felt like it was running long or dragging in any spot during the film. Christian Bale played a great Batman (again) and helped the story along with his childhood pains and wish to help the public. He did, however, fail in one aspect... the Batman voice ! Can someone toss him a Sucret or a Halls cough drop or something ? Though not a huge flaw or one that brings down the movie, there are a couple scenes where you cannot help but think "Come on man !!" Aaron Eckhart played a tremendous Harvey Dent / Two Face and, to me, he was very believable and darn near perfect. The pain of having life stripped from you and being disfigured in the process seeps through and, though technically a villain, you can sympathize with him and almost feel sorry for him when it comes to his actions in the latter half of the movie. Now, as for Heath Ledger... wow ! I am trying to not let the "he is dead now" buzz leave notions and feelings about his role in my head.. with that said, I can not really review his performance without over-using the words "perfect", "extraordinary", and "amazing". It simply was all those things and so much more. We all grew up with the Joker being an evil prankster but he took the Joker and made him something far more and far more ruthless and maniacal. There really is no "summing" it up, you just have to watch it. All things said, just watch the movie... if you like Batman or just action movies in general, you will NOT be disappointed.