If I had to pick one word to sum up The Dark Knight, it would be intense. This movie grabs you and does not let go for 2.5 hours.
The Dark Knight delivers on so many levels that it makes me want to destroy all of the other Batman movies in my DVD collection (except Batman Begins).
Writer/Director, Christopher Nolan, has done an amazing job here, making a sequel even better than the original, and turning a comic book into a crime thriller on par with films like Heat and The Departed.
Fair warning, though. This is not Iron Man or Spider-Man. The Dark Knight is, well, dark. The Joker is the most disturbing comic book villain ever, and the way that he is brought to life on screen is brilliant!
All of the praise for Heath Ledger as the Joker is deserved and not hype. I don’t even think that I can watch Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s Batman without cringing.
Christian Bale continues to shine as both Bruce Wayne and Batman, but, he really needs to work on his Batman voice a bit. There are moments when he comes across very nasally and I could barely understand what he was saying as Batman.
Aaron Eckhart is perfectly cast as Harvey Dent, Gotham’s “White Knight” district attorney, and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes makes us forget about Katie Holmes in Batman Begins.
Gary Oldman really gets to shine as Detective Jim Gordon, and the always fun to watch, Morgan Freeman, delivers as always.
The Dark Knight will likely be the #1 movie of the summer, and professional critics are already talking numerous Oscar noms, including Best Picture.
So, don’t wait to see this one. Beat the heat outside and prepare to see one of the best comic book movies ever and the best movie of 2008!
The Dark Knight gets a A+ from me.
Thanks for reading.
Marc Bowker
Alter Ego Comics
Tags: batman, christian bale, christopher nolan, dark knight, heath ledger
July 20th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
i also thought this movie was great. i really enjoyed aaron eckhart’s performance. maggie gyllenhaal was fine, but i felt her chemistry with christian bale was lacking although it was excellent with eckhart.
heath ledger was really great as the joker, he should be an oscar nom…not sure if he deserves a win, but a nomination is in order.
and i agree with bale’s voice. i love christian bale and he’s my favorite actor, and i know in every movie he tries to have a different accent…but that batman voice was almost cringe worthy at times. did he do that in the first one? i don’t remember, but i hope he tones it done in the next one.
August 5th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
yea.i loved it..saw it twice..goin again 2 c it at imax..and i agree with wut she said about maggie not having chemistry wit bale also