Don't know why I'm justifying it

Rating: 7/10 (15 August 2008)

After seeing "The Dark Knight," I left the theater disturbed and even a bit depressed. Because of that, I cannot understand the large mass of hysteria that surrounds this film. It's really not all bad. There are great action scenes (such as one with Batman escaping a building by attaching to a plane and flying away), as well as some good moral choices made by some characters (such as the passengers on two boats deciding not to destroy each other when the Joker threatens to blow they both up if they do not). Christian Bale plays Batman/Bruce Wayne very well once again, and my favorite supporting actor from "Batman Begins," Morgan Freeman, is also excellent. I found much of the film disturbing, however. The Joker (Heath Ledger) was just plain bad. It's really not a good performance, a bit too put on and exaggerated, and I don't feel Ledger did as well as everyone claims. The site of Two-Face after the incident that burned him was extremely disturbing, and I still cannot get that image out of my mind. I'm still giving it a fair rating, because the action scenes and some of the characters are somewhat interesting, but it's far below the last film for me. Do not take the kids to this one. You won't want them to witness this film. For mature viewers, still take caution, and you may enjoy some of it.
*** out of ****