...can I just say, I was bitter about the lack of Albert/Lucius Old Men Slashiness in this one!
Wow, I was bummed out about that too! Once again the WB shows No Love.
I liked the movie, but I agree that it was uneven. I felt that Oldman's performance was the strongest of the lot, even over Ledger. Commissioner Gordon was a far more difficult role to pull off and make memorable, calling for a great deal more subtlety. Never mind that a younger, back-in-the-day Gary Oldman would have wiped the floor with Heath's performance! Thank fuck Gaz still has the mojo (ulcer or no ulcer)!!!
By no means am I suggesting that Ledger sucked – he did a fabulous job. But the very nature of the Joker made it clear that whoever played him would get the lion's share of the viewer's attention. Bale's willingness to step aside and work in the shadows of that is something I found rather impressive.
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Date: 2008-07-30 02:33 pm (UTC)Wow, I was bummed out about that too! Once again the WB shows No Love.
I liked the movie, but I agree that it was uneven. I felt that Oldman's performance was the strongest of the lot, even over Ledger. Commissioner Gordon was a far more difficult role to pull off and make memorable, calling for a great deal more subtlety. Never mind that a younger, back-in-the-day Gary Oldman would have wiped the floor with Heath's performance! Thank fuck Gaz still has the mojo (ulcer or no ulcer)!!!
By no means am I suggesting that Ledger sucked – he did a fabulous job. But the very nature of the Joker made it clear that whoever played him would get the lion's share of the viewer's attention. Bale's willingness to step aside and work in the shadows of that is something I found rather impressive.