The Dark Knight

A good movie review of the latest Batman movie is here. Having seen the movie, I completely agree with it. Excerpts from the review follow:

These are good and necessary things to ponder, yet they're nearly lost in the cross-cutting clutter. You come away impressed, oppressed, provoked, and beaten down, holding on to Ledger's squirrelly incandescence as a beacon in the darkness.

So: Is the performance on a par with "Brokeback Mountain"? In its interiority - in the sense that it springs from a mysterious engine at the actor's core - yes. Is it Oscar worthy? Sure, if that's how you measure these things. In the end, though, the achievement's more than that, or harder. It makes you mourn a gifted man's stupid death with fresh and vigorous sorrow.

The only things worth watching in the movie are (a) Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker and (b) two incredible stunts - the Hongkong kidnap and the toppling over of a trailer truck.