Ledger's the star attraction in a weak pool.
Since when is Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, and Michael fucking Caine a weak pool?
Okay. A pool of ordinary performances. They all do what is required of them, but that's not much: the script is
awful.
It's impossible to transcend its comic book origins. And that's in no way a dent to comic books; but it is an honest claim as to comic books' silliness. If anyone wishes to argue how Batman comics
aren't silly, good luck...