Contrived aimless plot full of philosophizing worthy of a grade-schooler

Rating: 3/10 (28 December 2008)

This is a great movie to watch when you're completely drunk and likely to miss the following things:
1) An aimless doddering plot full of obvious contrivances.
2) Numerous and massive implausibilities, (even given the comic-book setting).
3) Endless philosophical blather that is about as deep as a sidewalk puddle Â– typical of the superficial drivel flowing out of Hollywood these days. I believe it was written by Paris Hilton.
4) A 3+ hour movie that should have been edited to an hour and a half.
Ledger put in a decent performance, and Morgan Freeman is always professional.
But even the action, which can be a saving grace for a fun "brain-off" adventure flick, was full of visual flaws.
Yawwwwn.