Dark Night Delivers

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2008)

Went to see the film in IMAX and it was truly an amazing experience. The sights, sounds and action this film exhibits are outstanding. Christian Bale is at his best playing the Batman, a role that all his previous films have groomed him to play. Aaron Eckhart was surprisingly good as Harvey two face and the scenes with Bale and himself work effortlessly. Gary Oldman has a larger role in this film and he delivers the goods as usual. The rest of the supporting cast is great; Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Maggie Gyllenhaal turn in professional performances, as does Eric Roberts as an Italian crime boss. But make no mistake about it, this picture belongs to Heath Ledger, his performance is the one thing that puts all the pieces together. It is a tortured freighting psychotic performance. He is the one that devises ingenious situations that force everyone else to make impossible ethical decisions. With his smudged make up, lanky hair, darting tongue and faint lisp, he is a nightmare come alive that puts the whole city and audience in a state of hysteria. In all, this was one very good movie, if I had to find a negative, it would be that the movie is too long. The theater was full, and with about 30 minuets left to go, young children were moving all around, leaving and coming back, maybe people should not bring their youngsters to this movie, but it is after all Batman.