Excellent, more than a superhero movie

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2008)

Like many have said before, The Dark Knight feels like an epic crime thriller. The focus is more on Gotham's police and justice departments. Director Nolan added more stories and layers to this one. It is long, almost like two movies in one, but it moves fast. It is complete with character development, good dialog and many twists. The Dark Knight is grittier and darker than Batman Begins. It has touches of films such as Heat, The Departed and James Bond. When the hype cools down, I think this movie's rating will settle somewhere between 8.5 and 8.9 which makes it an excellent movie. Kudos to Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger for making this movie memorable.