Stunning...

Rating: 9/10 (27 September 2011)

I thought this was an amazing film, for so many reasons: The script was fantastic and very quotable, as proved by me and a friend who recently spent hours exchanging lines we could remember from the film. Most of these lines went to The Joker, but a number were from others, such as Harvey Dent, Alfred, Rachel Dawes and, of course, Batman/Bruce Wayne himself.
The action scenes were also, of course, breathtaking throughout, from the opening scene at the bank (one of my favourites), through the epic chase in the tunnel to the scene in the skyscraper, high above Gotham.
Then there was the superb acting from the entire cast. Standouts include Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal, while Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman also impress in their supporting roles.
I was compelled to give Heath Ledger's performance an entire paragraph because it was that amazing. He made The Joker something more than evil: he made him insane. He stole every scene that he was in, and delivered some cracking lines. Finally, he fully deserved the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and all the other awards that he won. It is a great shame that he's no longer with us.