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Solidly enjoyable, but not the best...
PostedJuly 18, 2008
atraner
from Milwaukee, WI
Good movie. Solidly enjoyable and well executed, but not as good as all the hype led me to hope it would be. Heath Ledger is amazing and his performance is every bit as intense and inspired as you have heard it is. The movie is worth seeing for no other reason than to see the Joker as you never have before. Insight into the mind of a completely broken man.
Other performances are solid, but not inspiring. All of the title actors have been better elsewhere. Bale is great, but I can't stand the hushed, smokers-voice every time he dons the cowl.
The action is well filmed, realistic compared to many comic-adaptations of late, and constant! But in spite of that the movie drags in places. I think and editor with a good pair of scissors could have improved this movie a lot.
Dark... yeah, it's dark... but not as dark as the press would have you believe. I was expecting, nay, looking forward to leaving with my soul in utter turmoil. If this movie were chocolate, it would be Hershey's Dark chocolate - tastes like dark chocolate, but leaves you feeling like all they did was add artificial dark chocolate flavor to a regular Hershey bar. Much of the film takes place during the day, and Gotham is more brightly lit than I remember from past visits.
In short - it is not as good as the sum of it's parts dictate it should be. On paper it's an amazing movie. In action... it's solid, but misses the mark by just a hair. I think Iron Man is still the comic adaptation to beat this summer.
Other performances are solid, but not inspiring. All of the title actors have been better elsewhere. Bale is great, but I can't stand the hushed, smokers-voice every time he dons the cowl.
The action is well filmed, realistic compared to many comic-adaptations of late, and constant! But in spite of that the movie drags in places. I think and editor with a good pair of scissors could have improved this movie a lot.
Dark... yeah, it's dark... but not as dark as the press would have you believe. I was expecting, nay, looking forward to leaving with my soul in utter turmoil. If this movie were chocolate, it would be Hershey's Dark chocolate - tastes like dark chocolate, but leaves you feeling like all they did was add artificial dark chocolate flavor to a regular Hershey bar. Much of the film takes place during the day, and Gotham is more brightly lit than I remember from past visits.
In short - it is not as good as the sum of it's parts dictate it should be. On paper it's an amazing movie. In action... it's solid, but misses the mark by just a hair. I think Iron Man is still the comic adaptation to beat this summer.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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