Harvey Dent was very poorly cast. He came off cheesy through the entire movie and it was obnoxious. He was much more nauseating than the Joker’s magic trick. I pretty much wanted to stab my eyes out with a pencil every time Harvey Dent or his alter ego were on the screen.
Batman talked like he had a cold. I don’t know if it was because he had cotton balls up his nose or what. If you watched him closely when he was speaking, he even talked like he could barely breathe - his tongue didn’t hit the right parts of the inside of his mouth. As a result, he sounded like he needed some Afrin. Way to scare the bad guys, Stuffy!
Gary Oldman did a good job as Commissioner Gordon, but really, no one goes to see a Batman movie because of the dude who is playing Commissioner Gordon, so this is irrelevant.
Oh, the stunts were good.
Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine did well, but they played supporting roles. Pretty much what I said about Gary Oldman goes for these two dudes as well.
Heath Ledger was the saving grace of this flick. If he hadn’t been in it, the movie would have fallen completely flat in my book and I would have ended up terribly disappointed in yet another Batman film (the only two I’ve seen that I liked were Tim Burton’s 1989 rendition of Batman, and Christopher Nolan’sBatman Begins).
Still, if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth suffering through the bad parts just to watch Heath Ledger’s farewell role, which hopefully will win him an Oscar. I thought the Oscar business was silly the way people were carrying on about it, but then I saw the movie. Heath Ledger’s performance is definitely Academy Award material, even if everything surrounding it is a glorious waste of time.
Suspicious Activity: A UT staff member reported approximately 200 people were running around in their underwear. Upon the arrival of the police, the officers observed both men and women running around wearing only their underwear along with a large orange X painted on their bodies. The officers soon learned that the group was collecting clothing donations for local shelters. Donations appeared to be a little skimpy. Occurred on: 5-08-08, at 12:51 AM.
It wasn’t chock full of action, although there were some action scenes, and they took their time with the plot, but I’m glad they did, because you got details, and details are good in my opinion. It was one of the better low-action dramas I’ve seen in awhile. Convincing characters who were decently developed, intelligent scheming, etc.
The movie was good. Really good, in my opinion.
Let’s just say I didn’t realize that two hours and forty minutes had passed when the movie ended, and I never once felt like asking Dominic what time it was in order to ascertain how much longer I would have to sit there.
Go see the movie, tell me what you think.
(Interested in other historical movies about drug trafficking in America? Check out Blow).
Did you know that Tim Burton directed Batman and Batman Returns? Maybe that’s why they were so much better than all the ones that came out afterwards, (except maybe Batman Begins, which was pretty darn good.)
