The film was contrived long boring and designed for a captive audience

Rating: 1/10 (19 July 2008)

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The film was entertaining but was arguably worse than other Batman films from the past. There appeared to be a shift from the Comic book hero being the main protagonist to the "Joker" being the main character. The purpose of such a film had more to do with the marketing of the film within the controversy of and blatant exploitation the Actor Heath Ledger's death. This has lead to arguably and debatable claims about Ledger's performance in the film. This is understandable as his fans will not tolerate any negativity with regards his performance. as a result this message board is dominated by those who totally dismiss the great performance of other Batman villains such as Danny De Vito as the Penguin and the list is long.
There as has been some very intelligent comments detailing how this film veers from the comic book hero, upon which it is based, to a dark "Cop" film.
None the less the film is a hit and Ledger fans expect Heath Ledger's role as the "Joker" to earn an Oscar and go down as the greatest performance of an actor in the history of Film.
I personally believe that Heath Ledger's and Christopher Nolan's interpretation of the Joker a bit too morbid but none the less effective as a villain.
Overall the film was contrived and formulated and the script was a bit dodgy as far as story line but so are all Comic Book hero films.
I thought Christian Bale's performance as Batman was great but the digitally enhanced voice effect made him seem too dark a Knight. In fact judging by this forum one would think that Batman was now the villain and the "Joker" was the great good guy.
It was far from being a great film and eventually the hysteria from the more juvenile minds will subside and the film will fade into the esoteric world of the "Batman" collector.