I was saddened to hear of Heath Ledger's death. He wasn't my favorite actor or anything, but I had noticed that recently he was expanding his film roles to an amazing degree. From Bob Dylan to the Joker in the upcoming Batman film to a confused cowboy to the infamous Casanova, Ledger was all over the map.
I remember watching A Knight's Tale recently, and seeing Ledger before he became A-List famous. He looked eager and young, but you could see that he was really trying to capture a decent performance, and he succeeded. You see the same thing in the Mel Gibson film The Patriot, Ledger bringing depth to what could have been a shallow, one note characted. Ten Things I Hate About You? Same exact thing.
His final film performance will be in the new Batman film The Dark Knight. With buzz that his performance will eclipse Jack Nicholson's iconic interpretation, maybe we will finally see just how good he really was.
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