This movie paled in comparison to Batman Begins with a lack-luster performance by the deceased Heath Leger as what Warner bros. calls the Joker. The hype surrounding this movie could be the reason for such a letdown in the overall execution. As for the fan hype surrounding the rumor mill of Legers Oscar nomination is nothing more than wishful thinking. In the event that WB would like to continue on with this Batman series and incorporate the character of the Joker but fear no one will put forth the same type of performance as Leger I suggest they take a close look at Ben Stein considering he is the only actor I can think of that is able to muster the same amount of dry monotone delivery as Leger did. The search for a good live action Joker continues I suppose. This review will probably cause a lot of people to get upset and discredit what I say because poor Heath Leger died so tragically. I am not saying what I am in this review to bash on the dead just to point out some facts the role called for more emotion than what was given. I personally don’t recall ever reading a single Batman story line where the Joker walked around and acted like a heroin addict.