Great movie FOR A SUPERHERO MOVIE... but does NOT live up to the hype.

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2008)

The Dark Knight is hands down the best Batman movie ever. Probably the best superhero movie ever as well.I don't think there is much arguing with that.
But the #1 movie of all time?! Let's be serious...... It is not even close. NOT EVEN CLOSE! The directing was average, the score was average, and the acting was average.
I myself am a HUGE HUGE Christian Bale fan, but I will be honest, he was a bit of a disappointment in this film. Not to say that his acting was bad, but that it was not amazing.
Heath Ledger on the other hand was BRILLIANT! Simply phenomenal. Before seeing The Dark Knight, I actually rather disliked Heath Ledger. A lot actually. But his performance as the joker was one of the most amazing performances i've ever seen. Every scene he was in was captivating. I (and probably many others) could not wait till the Joker's next scene during the movie! That's all i cared about! Seeing him on the screen.
Bottom line is this: You HAVE to see the movie! Not because its an amazing movie, (because it's not) but because of Heath Ledger's performance alone.
Heath Ledgers performance: 12 out of 10. The Movie itself: 7 out of 10... TOPS!!