We finally meet the real hero.

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2008)

Reviewing this movie is very difficult because I could go by my emotions or praising its artwork. It also seems pointless because with so many reviews and almost everyone already seeing it I wonder if anyone will read what I write. Still, there may be that one person. If it's you...Go! Now!! Yes, Heath Ledger was spectacular. What you need to know, however, was that he not only was a terrifying joker, but he had a little bit of that comical insanity that Jack Nicholson brought to the screen in 1989. So, he may haunt you, but he will also make you laugh...and laugh out loud.
The character of Harvey Dent is the one that few people have said much of, and I find him to be the more important of the two. Yes, the Joker was the real nemesis, and Ledger probably did the better performance (and though I don't see an award in sight, a nomination does seem worthy). However, the story would not have been what it was without the character of Two-Face. And Aaron Eckhart had a wonderful way of making that character the danger that he was and still remain the Harvey Dent that we cared about.
In my opinion, most importantly, the real surprise for me came from no longer watching this film as though I was looking to find out what happened to Batman, how he began, or even how he would protect his identity. In the end this was the first "Batman" movie where I was actually waiting to see what Bruce Wayne was going to chose. As you have probably heard if you've read many reviews this is not written as a comic book movie this is a crime saga with the characters of a comic book. This became an epic tragedy where we finally got to know the hero that we have been following in the theater for nearly 20 years.
In the end, this felt different from any fun book I've read, epic novel I completed, film I watched, or flick I enjoyed. I want to put it high in my all time favorite list, but it's hard to find anything to compare it to. All I can say is that even if this is not one of the greatest movies of all time it could easily become a legend.