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Saw it yesterday. Verdict: flawed but brilliant.
First off, I'm amazed that a 12a got away with being so... sadistic. Heath Ledger was awesome and completely stole the show - the first thing I thought when I walked out was that his death is a loss to the acting world, as well as a tragedy for those who knew him. (I'd only seen him in A Knight's Tale, which was pretty crap.) Maggie Gylenhaal managed to pull off being likeable (quite a feat, as love-interests usually annoy the crap out of me). Christian Bale is always good. The writing was awesome, the effects were good.
I thought it was too long, and I didn't really like what they did with Dent. Okay, you'd be pissed and bitter, but leaving the Joker unharmed and going for the people who tried to save his girlfriend was a ridiculous touch. I kind of wish they'd just dropped that part altogether. Some of the fight scenes were shot so closely I couldn't really see what was going on towards the end.
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