This felt like a few stories attempting to be blended together and I don't think it ultimately worked. I really enjoyed the film primarily because of this man, the late Heath Ledger. I was disappointed by the rather cursory treatment of Harvey "Two-Face" Dent. The transformation could have been given a film unto itself but instead it felt like a sideshow to the Joker story. I found myself being actually angry and sad at the end of the film because I knew that this incarnation of the Joker will never be seen again. He was the perfect adversary to what the mythology of Batman has produced over the many years. This Joker will have a prominent place in the Batman story and Heath Ledger will be remembered for another method-driven acting performance.
