Heath Ledger RIP

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2011)

This is certainly the best Batman film by some distance. Nolan's direction is superb and it is visually stunning. But it is the absolutely outstanding performance by Heath Ledger that launches it from very good to outstanding. He is well assisted by Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart but he takes it to another level. His performance is scarily realistic and makes you believe that throughout all the heartache suffered by the other characters, he is unbreakable. You cannot hurt him mentally or physically unless you kill him. One weak point, Bale's silly gruff accent as Batman is a little absurd. It is an outstanding film nonetheless.