The bank manager uses his shotgun to fight a bunch of bankrobbers. Sure. Then he tries to convince their leader that what he is doing is evil ("criminals used to believe in something! What do you believe in?"). Is this some kind of joke? Anyone can see why this is stupid.

Harvey Dent nearly gets shot in court but he doesn't even get nervous because he is Mr. Perfect. He grabs the gun and says: "Made in China. Next time buy american!" Sounds like some dumb Chuck Norris movie? No! It's the best movie of all time for some reason!

Mr. Perfect then suffers a tragedy and turns into another psycho killer. He just turns into a completely different person within a couple of minutes. He is now "pure evil". Because that sort of thing happens, right?

The Joker does things. He keeps changing his plans, which means there's no real storyline. Does he just wanna rob the mob? Does he wanna kill batman? Does he not wanna kill batman? Who knows. And it's ok because he's crazy, right? Well it also means that there is no real plot.

But the worst thing about this movie is that it's trying way too hard to be as "serious" and "realistic" as possible, all while it's telling a story about a guy in a bat suit who is fighting crime with his fists. Why doesn't anyone just shoot him? Seriously, why? There's not even an attempt to get around that problem, he just doesn't get shot.

Oh, the Joker almost shoots him, but of course he "doesn't want to kill him" because that would be the end of the movie. Also he can't because of plot armor.

In two scenes, while threatening someone with a knife, the Joker all of a sudden starts telling a story about his scars. It is so misplaced and forced as to be embarrassing. Who gives a damn about his scars? Why does he talk about his marriage all of a sudden? The music suggests that this is somehow supposed to be REALLY scary, but it isn't, it's just a drag.

There's also a lot of "philosophizing" going on about the world being black and white. There are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes good guys become bad guys. Also: some bad guys just wanna do bad things. Wow! This is some deep stuff!

Why would anyone "lose hope" because of what Dent did? We're talking about adults here, why should this make any difference whatsoever in the grand scheme of things? Doesn't Batman also give the people "hope"? Wasn't he able to make Gotham safer? So why would you make it so much harder for him to continue his work, just so that people don't get disappointed in a District Attorney? WHY blame it on Batman and not on someone else, maybe some criminal? Batman even has an alibi for most of the crimes! If it's so easy to fool the public and the police, why not just make them believe this (are you ready?): We don't know who did it. This is one of the dumbest ways to end a movie I have ever seen. A ten year old can see why this is stupid.

I could go on and on. Don't believe the hype. This is a stupid movie. It's also boring and way too long.