The hype? Believe it!!!

Rating: 10/10 (8 September 2008)

How does one review a movie that has had so much hype? Well its simple this is the biggest movie of 2008 and arguably the best film since The Lord Of The Rings. After watching this movie I couldn't and still cant describe the emotions I felt after watching it.
Every filmmaker does that one movie that defines their legacy and for Chris Nolan The Dark Knight is that film; and it does it in a manner that can only be described in superlatives. Nolan achieves what many aspire to but only a few achieve, that is to present a film with edge of the seat action and characters that have real depth.He never loses control of the movie and that results in a beautiful picture worth the price of the admission fee.
Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker makes the film worth seeing,that doesn't mean the other actors are bad; its just that Heath was that good.Whilst watching the movie you cant help but marvel what a sadistic psychopath The Joker really is and even long after one has left the theatre the joker will haunt you,in fact he is still haunting me as I write this review.Bale is also brilliant as Batman and speaks in a flawless American accent(is he really British?). Caine and Freeman compliment him well and they provide the sanity in the midst of all the ongoing chaos. That being said the surprise of this movie has to be Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent.The man doesn't get the praise he deserves, for he provides the perfect counterpart to both Batman and Bruce Wayne.
All in all this is one of the best movies of this decade and watching it does remind one that film-making is an art that shouldn't prostituted for the purpose of commercial gain