it was good but not "THAT" good

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2008)

I was a little bit hesitant about Ledger being the joker, but he pulled through, and far better than I expected. You've probably heard it before, and you'll hear it more about Ledgers terrific performance. At first I thought it was just a tribute to his death (or should I say, "his life) and to promote the movie, but his performance was one of the best I've seen in a long time.
As much as I loved "Batman Begins," I must admit this movie was better. But the first had some aspects that could've made this movie greater such as more detail and focus on Bruce Wayne's personal and history that made you love him and root for the hero, not just looking forward to see the villain. My friends and I found ourselves waiting for The scenes with the joker because those were the best and most interesting parts. I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, but as I think about it I realize who the hero of the movie was and who the movie is supposed to really be about. Christian Bale is a terrific actor and the best choice to play Batman, but he didn't get a chance to shine in this movie because the movie stopped being about him and his life, but about saving Gotham (and of course the joker and twoface). Also, Alfred and Fox had a deeper depth in the original, in this movie the just seemed like they were there because they had to be or the story wouldn't be right. Basically what I'm saying is that the characters that mattered in the first movie lost that importance in this movie. But the depth of the joker, Harvey Dent (Twoface), and Gordon was there %100.
The acting in this movie was outstanding, and the one that stood out the most, BESIDES HEATH LEDGER, was Aaron Eckhart. He did a great job as the good guy and the bad guy. When he was Harvey Dent he made you believe that he could really change the city and was a great guy who was willing to sacrifice for what he believed in. Then once Rachel dies, his whole attitude, train of thought, and beliefs change completely. This is when he becomes "Twoface," and convinces you that he really changed. It was great because it felt bad to see him change because he was so believable and likable as the good guy, you hate to see him let the joker win and turn over to the bad side of the city.
And now the reason for the title of my comment.
This movie (at the moment) is rated a 9.6 and is #1 on the top 250 list. This is wrong in so may ways. It's hard for me to believe that ppl actually consider this movie better than "Shawshank Redemption," "Usual Suspects," "Pulp Fiction," "Fight Club," and "Goodfellas." I don't think so. Which brings me to the title, IT WAS GOOD, "BUT NOT THAT GOOD."