Very Dark, Very Good

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2008)

I'm not a fan of superhero movies, but with critics giving this movie such good reviews I had to go see it, and am glad I did.
The premise is rather simple: Batman is out to catch the Joker who is working with organized crime men to rid of Batman who is threatening their existence.
I won't give much away, but as the story unfolds Batman finds himself fighting the Joker and his own demons. Batman is simply not idiolized like a superhero movie could make him. The script makes him likable, and at the same time very human with flaws.
The movie is not for little kids AT ALL. It is dark and rather depressing at times in some of its content.
Christian Bale plays Batman well. But two of the actors really steal the show. Ledger makes a wonderful joker. Oscar worthy? Possibly. And then Gary Oldman as Lt. Gordon does a wonderful job, and he is definitely in an Oscar worthy role.
Dark, Depressing, a bit Disturbing, this is the best film to come out this year and while it is a superhero movie, its character development and realism in the context of a superhero movie with nothing too over the top makes it much, much more.