The Dark Knight Certainly Ain't Dark Shight.....

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2007)

This movie surprised the hell out of me.
I know Christopher Nolan makes good films, so I'm not saying I doubted his abilities. I just thought he did a sterling job of re-vamping a tired series.
Batman and Robin didn't exist, okay. Let's get that into our heads. Arnold Schwarzenegger has never been in a Batman film, m'kay. So going from ice-skates popping out of bat-boots to Batman only really carrying metal shurikens was a great move, because making your protagonist nigh-on invincible makes no one give a damn about them. This exposed weaknesses on Bruce Wayne/Batman's character that can only bring the audience closer to him, and make the film appear grittier and more realistic.
All in all, this is a top-notch film. Very enjoyable, with a wonderful cast of fine actors working with a very good, Gothic director.