Great film... too long

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2008)

You know Heath Ledger is great, so no need for more on Heath. What a waste of a phenomenally talented life; you'll be sadder for his death after you see the film.
Anyway, the rest of the cast is fine, but the film itself is.... long. It could have been cut by a third (at the Harvey and Commissioner hospital scene) and been a stellar, wonderful ride, but then Nolan introduces a climax after the climax, which is a pretty basic film school mistake (and rather surprising he made it, given his considerable talent). We came out joking that it was like a Ronco commercial - "But wait, there's MORE!" I guess you could argue that you get a lot of film for your money.