Not that great

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2008)

Just came back from the movie and reading all the reviews on this site...well I expected at least a masterpiece....Okay, I agree that the writing, acting, directing, cinematography were top notch - even exaggerated - the movie left me with the impression that the Nolan brothers wanted too much with this movie, they made a Batman movie, a gangster movie, a cop story, a psychological thriller, threw in even some Triads movies elements...And all the plots and subplots, and twists and turns, all the characters, all the realism mixed with super-heroes movie....I must admit it got pretty annoying.I preferred the simplicity and atmosphere and style of Tim Burton's Batman. And it seems unfair to say that Heath Ledger deserves an Oscar for this.Even if he's dead, I think it's obvious that even one simple scene with Jack Nicholson as the Joker is hundreds times better than Ledger's interpretation (which was pretty good). I think the movie would have been much better if it was two movies - a Batman movie and a crime&gangsters movie. After the first impression all the good things about the movie that I can think of right now, are: Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and the scene when the Joker escapes from the police station and he's in the car, with his head out the window, and maybe some scenes from the car chase in the tunnel, and all the technical aspects regarding direction, editing, cinematography.But I don't think that's enough to put this movie in the top of any list of best movies (maybe a 2008 top movies list, but I'm not sure about that either, as I've seen too few of the films released this year).I can think of dozens of action movies that "rule" this one, technically and artistically speaking - Sin City, Training Day, The Warriors, Dirty Harry, Bullitt, Infernal Affairs, First Blood, Heat, etc.