This is a movie which takes the critical viewer from serious enjoyment of real creepiness (the Joker) to yawning boredom and a general glazing over, not to mention partial deafness from the pounding, no-relief score. Batman in his preposterous costume might as well be my neighborhood tree-trimmer. It's TOO LONG! We should be able to leave the theatre wanting more, not feeling exhausted. Having said that, the only person worth watching besides Heath Ledger was Gary Oldman.