Blown out of proportion

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2008)

I like many others have been dying to see this Batman since I saw how demonic the joker character looked in the early trailers. While I thought the movie had so much potential to be one of the classics, it simply fell short. A lot of people have been clinging on to a lot of the hype simply because of one actor's unfortunate passing. I was prepared for greatness, and one of the best movie-going experiences of my life. Instead I got a film laced with mediocrity. Christian Bale's performance doesn't even come close to his performance in Batman Begins a few years back. Maggie Gyllenhal doesn't do much to expand on Katie Holme's performance either. Not that she can be blamed, but I think the producers would have been better of sticking with someone who could act, and who can really seem as complex as the Rachel character is supposed to be. Aaron Eckhart puts in one of the better performances in the movie but was still less than stellar. Even one of my favorite actors, Gary Oldman, didn't perform as well as I thought. At the end of the day I still don't think it was the cast that ruined this movie. I think each of these actors could have put in a stellar performance had the movie been written better. They highlighted certain characters more than others, and that led to the demise of the movie. It honestly didn't feel like there was anything electrifying going on. Some people in the theater were actually dozing off at certain points. I'm not saying this is the worst piece of garbage ever it is a mediocre sequel. Something must have been lost between Batman Begins and this movie. Mainly I feel that most people involved simply weren't as worried because there was no way this movie wasn't going to be a hit. Batman Begins had to prove to people that Batman movies could be good again, and I applauded its originality and creativity. This Batman movie was above average, but at the end of the day it had to much holding it back to be a classic. p.s. the batman joker showdown was weak anyone should admit that also in a Batman movie usually the entire city of Gotham is facing annihilation, so you didn't get that element of chaos.