Didn't love the film

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2008)

After waiting weeks to see THE DARK KNIGHT, I saw the film today on Labor Day and my expectations were one of disappointment. I found the film way too long, the pyrotechnics which drive the story and the characters to be "been there, seen that", some of the dialog on Gotham's "good vs. evil" to be sophomoric, and outside of Bale and the incredible performance of Heath Ledger, having to sit through this film was like pulling teeth. Sorry, I know this film has been a block buster all over the world, but for me, I couldn't wait for fade out.
One redeeming factor in this film was the city of Chicago, which lends itself brilliantly as Gotham. So, for the windy city, "hands up", for THE DARK KNIGHT, hands down.