Heath Ledger's 'Dark' Joker looks to be an Oscar wild card
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-07-17-ledger-oscar_N.htm
[This article containg the following effusive quotes.]
"Critics who once viewed popcorn fare and comic-book films as the
province of kids on summer break are hailing the movie as a masterwork."
"The Associated Press calls the film 'an epic that will leave you
staggering from the theater.' The Arizona Daily Star went so far as to
say that examining the brilliance of The Dark Knight 'is tantamount to
judging the contours of Michelangelo's David.' And Entertainment Weekly
declares that Ledger 'might have lived to be as audacious an actor as
Marlon Brando, and maybe as great.'"
"Others say Ledger's death and performance has brought comic-book movies
to the brink of true critical notice for the genre.
"'We're at a threshold,' says Emanuel Levy, film critic and historian
and author of All About Oscar. 'Ledger is so good, it could give these
movies the respect they deserve.'"
"'There were times when we were on set and I couldn't help but be
someone in the audience, just watching what he was doing,' says
Christian Bale, who plays Batman.
"'It's time that comic-book movies were recognized along with every
other genre, and his performance is the one to do it.'"
