BleuBlanceEtRouge

I thoroughly enjoyed the first installment of this rejuvenated franchise. That movie was smooth and exciting throughout. I'll try not to be too specific since the film hasn't been released yet.

First, I'll tell you why it was good. Bale and Ledger didn't disappoint. There has been a lot of buzz about Heath's performance being his best (it's so easy to say nice things about an actor once they have died). He actually was fantastic as the Joker. I don't know if he was better than Nicholson, but he was different. You can't compare the two. Bale's darker side of Batman was great. The action and effects were gripping. The score fit the scenes flawlessly too.

Now the problems. I started looking at my watch after an hour and a half...and I continued looking at it for a full hour. The movie was choppy and didn't flow very well. I'm a bright person, but parts of it were hard to follow. 45 minutes easily could have been edited. This movie did not need to be 2 1/2 hours.

I recommend seeing it, but you'll be exhausted after from excitement and boredom.

I recommend this movie to anyone that enjoyed the movie of the week about the alcoholic mother or the secretly bulimic high school girl. I kept looking for the Lifetime logo on the bottom corner of the screen. I'm with the other guy that thinks all the other voters are crazy. I am almost positive that these people were part of the production and really hoped that IMDb readers would watch the movie. I watched this on The Movie Channel last night. There is no way this played in any theater. The only thing cheesier than this movie is the set (Hollywood Park Casino). This is Madsen's second bad poker movie, I believe. He was in Tilt as well on ESPN, I think. I welcome any comments to the contrary. Poker player? Med student? Who cares?