7.5/10

I was not expecting this film to be so morbid. It reminded me of Saw in some ways. I wouldn’t recommend it at all for children under 13, there were a few scenes and themes that were just too disturbing.

That being said, there were some really awesome action scenes. I would tell you what my favorite action parts were, but I don’t want to spoil them. Let’s just say one is a stunt with the Batpod and the other is at the end of Batman’s extraction of Lau. I also liked the cleverness of the Joker’s bank robbery and Batman’s plan to capture Lau.

Heath Ledger gave an amazingly demented performance as the Joker; you could hardly tell it was him. Maggie Gyllenhaal didn’t try to play the same Rachel character that Katie Holmes created in Batman Begins. Neither did she do well in conveying Rachel’s conflicted emotions. Christian Bale and Aaron Eckhart were spot-on for their roles. Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine were enjoyable, as always.

Overall, I thought the story was too depressing and morbid, but the acting and action were great.