Very dark and sad.

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2008)

I just got back from an advance IMAX screening of The Dark Knight down here in Sydney, it was a full house and I was forced to sit right at the front of the theater, which is not the best for IMAX viewing ! Anyway, the film is by far the darkest superhero film I have ever seen.
Heath Ledger did excellent in his chilling portrayal of The Joker, every scene he was in brought a mix of dark humor and scariness to the table. Micheal Caine, Gary Oldman & Christan Bale also did quite well.
Onto the bulk of the film, I felt the movie was going great up until the hospital blew up, from that point on some very unneeded action scenes took place. The film would have been MUCH better if they just went to the final scene and cut out the boat bit.
The length was also a factor, many scenes could and should have been cut.
Overall, this is a dark and depressing superhero flick with some excellent performances, but it falls apart a bit in the final act. 8.5/10 I liked Begins more.