It's Heath Ledger as The Joker, that really makes this movie a masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2008)

I know the joker is a comic book villain, but Heath Ledger played with it with same amount of creepiness that Anthony Hopkins did with Hannibal Lecter in The Silence Of The Lambs. Ledger really stole this movie from everybody, he even tops Jack Nicholson from the 1989 movie. His performance is enough to gave kids under 10 nightmares. Christian Bale give quite a humanity performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman, so does Gary Oldman as Lt. Gordon. Aaron Eckhart is also quite appealing as Harvey Dent, so is Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes(replacing Katie Holmes), And Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman are also great. The action scenes will have you on the edge of your seat, and it surpasses Batman Begins(2005). My hats off too director Christopher Nolan, cause he took a comic book story, and made it very gritty and real, and it proves to be more then just a superhero movie. But Heath Ledger as The Joker, is really what kept this movie on it's toes, He was really great, I hope he get's nominated. It's a real shame that Heath Ledger is not here to enjoy the success of it. He died in January at the 28, it is a real tragic loss, he was such a great actor, it's sad that his life was short, but he made quite an impact on the Hollywood scene, this film is the best way we can remember Heath Ledgers talent. We'll always remember you Heath Ledger 1979-2008.