May be spoilers ahead...
Oh, my goodness. That was the best Batman movie ever. MUCH better than Batman Begins. And yes, Heath Ledger's performance makes the movie great...totally chilling, utterly unforgettable. His Joker is amazing, full of malice, bitterness, cruelty, and dark humor. But the other performances were damn fine too- Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon; Michael Caine as Wayne's loyal butler Alfred; Morgan Freeman as Wayne's gadget guru Fox; and Aaron Eckhart as D.A. Harvey Dent. And Maggie Gyllenhaal is far superior to Katie Holmes as Wayne's childhood friend, Rachel.
There were lots of scary, tense bits (such as the hospital evacuation and the the ferries playing chicken with bombs), and Dent's transformation into Two-Face is gruesome and sad. There's plenty of action and noise, but it's not gratuitous. For a comic book-turned into film, this one has a lot of emotion, too. The death of Rachel tears at Bruce, and drives Dent into madness.
What a shame we'll never see Ledger on screen again.
Quotes:
Harvey Dent: You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Joker: Here's my card. *tosses the joker playing card on the table*
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