The BITCH Reviews : The Dark Knight

Okay, let's be honest. We all thought that Heath Ledger getting the possible nod for an oscar was just an excuse to give a dead actor a chance to win an award.  I mean what the hell would a dead actor do with an oscar right?  Well maybe we should take a look at his actual performance and realize that he just might deserve the damn thing.  Why should we stop trying to decide who should get the award and let the best man or woman win.

Why should he get it when a 'living' actor could get it, and use it to boost their asking price for any of the next Hollywood films?  The fact that his performance was better than everyone elses would have nothing to do with it right?

As for the film, man alive this film rocks.  From the beginning of the film, it took you on a 'get in, buckle up and hold on' ride from the very get-go.  Christian Bale plays his usual tormented character which perfectly suits the Batman franchise, while Heath Ledger plays a pyschopathic killer who wants nothing more than to undo all the good that has been accomplished.  What ensues is a movie filled with moral dilemmas, twists, turns and a few odd explosions for the more squeamish in the audience.  Aaron Eckhart has a strong supporting role that toys with the line that we all walk between good and evil as well, just to thicken the plot a wee bit more.

Overall, it makes you wonder if what Harvey Dent's character says is true.  "You either die the hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villan."

And as for Heath Ledger's apparent drug induced death and what that should do to impact his oscar chances?  Leave the guy alone.  He's dead already and his craft should be respected, if you can't get your noses out of his private life. 

Enough Said.

-The BITCH-