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A Real Disappointment
PostedAugust 5, 2008
lamoviefan
from Los Angeles
Don't get me wrong. The IMAX experience was fantastic. It was especially evident in the incredible cityscapes and batman flying sequences. Truly breathtaking!
The crux of the matter here is that it's OK to do a dark Batman, but not at the cost of losing the Batman concept altogether. No sarcasm, little humor, thin characters, dull and way too long. The incredilbe talent of Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman( he actually had the meatiest role) and Heath Ledger is lost with a bad script and no chance to really act. Poor Ledger was desperately trying to make something out of his role to no avail.
A good action movie needs highs and lows to create excitement and tension. The audience needs to actually care about the characters. Making this comic -book hero totally realistic causes Batman to become flat and unmythologized. But most of all, Batman needs to be fun!
It definitely didn't live up to it's prequel. Well, maybe the next one will be better.
The crux of the matter here is that it's OK to do a dark Batman, but not at the cost of losing the Batman concept altogether. No sarcasm, little humor, thin characters, dull and way too long. The incredilbe talent of Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman( he actually had the meatiest role) and Heath Ledger is lost with a bad script and no chance to really act. Poor Ledger was desperately trying to make something out of his role to no avail.
A good action movie needs highs and lows to create excitement and tension. The audience needs to actually care about the characters. Making this comic -book hero totally realistic causes Batman to become flat and unmythologized. But most of all, Batman needs to be fun!
It definitely didn't live up to it's prequel. Well, maybe the next one will be better.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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