Maybe a little bit of lag towards the end, but very enjoyable.

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2004)

I should start by saying that I really enjoyed the film. As many people are saying, it is a little bit more "mature" and even "dark" than the first two, a transition which I think worked out fairly well (though I still appreciate the first two for their own value). My biggest impression was that it really grabbed me at first (partially from having noticed the changes in style), but wasn't quite as exciting at the end. I was really looking forward to seeing Gary Oldman's performance, but was slightly disappointed to see that he wasn't in too much of the film. What part he did play, though, was quite good. I should also probably note that I say all of this having not read the book, so I don't really have any complaints as to what was left out, etc., and I'm inclined to think that it's probably better that way. I gave it an 8.