Dark Knight Masterful

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2008)

I just viewed a special screening of the Dark Knight last night and I walked away speechless. Every scene was breathtaking and every performance was dead on. Nolan has down a wonderful job creating a action packed yet drama driven script. The film is shot beautifully considering the true darkness of the film.
Ledger not only lives up to the hype but surpasses it. His performance is funny, menacing and terrifying all at the same time. The Oscar talk surrounding his performance is well deserved. Bale is superb as Batman and even better as Wayne. Caine,Oldman and Freeman are at the top of their game. But the steal of the film for me was Aaron Eckhardt. His performance as Harvey Dent is brilliant.
I don't want to spoil anything here - just a truly masterful film - along the lines of The Departed and Heat. 10 out of 10.