One actor not getting much ink in this thread is Gary Oldham... and I really can't fault him too much, or maybe I'm just hesitant to be critical because I'm such a fan. He was a bit underwhelming, but I just don't know that he had much to work with... and even if he did a good job (which I think he did), he was just overshadowed by much better performances. What you fellas think about his performance?
Its kinda hard to compare Oldman with say, Ledger, simply due to his much smaller part in the movie ; however, his solid, restrained performance showed his skills as an actor. Whenever I think of Oldman, I think psycho (as in the Professional).
Also, I think you mentioned somewhere before that Bale's performance was good, not great. I dunno..there really wasn't any character development for Bruce Wayne in this movie. 99% of the time, he was batman.(I'll have to re-watch the movie). I guess Ledger did such a fantastic job, that it makes the other actors seem normal. But take away his performance and we'll see the movie was still always made for the joker.