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June 27, 2008
Critic: Ledger 'Mad-Crazy-Blazing Brilliant as the Joker'
The first reviews of the hotly anticipated Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" are beginning to trickle out -- and the Rolling Stone's Peter Travers thinks that the late Heath Ledger's portrayal of Joker is "mad-crazy-blazing brilliant," reports Us Weekly.
"Ledger's Joker has no gray areas," writes Travers. "He creates a Joker for the ages." Ledger's commitment to the character impressed the critic so much that he suggests Heath -- who was nominated for an Academy Award for his controversial character in "Brokeback" -- should nab the coveted acting award for his role as the twisted villain.
"If there's a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976's 'Network,' sign me up," he writes. Ledger died in January of an overdose of prescription drugs. He was 28.
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I also think Heath deserves to win; he left behind fantastic movies and legacy behind showing each time he acted; he got better and better. His shoes will be very hard to fill and it’s sad he’s not here to continue doing more and not here to receive the Academy Award himself. Thinking positive that he gets it for that movie. I look forward to buy it when it comes out; I will put it with my other Batman movies to treasure for as long as I live. Every movie I have seen has made me more of a stronger fan than I am. I can honesty say that I haven’t seen Brokeback Mountain but I heard it was good and that is enough for me. (((((RIP Heath)))) God Bless :)