Well, it's "okay", I guess, but a "masterpiece"? No.

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2009)

I just HAD to comment on the Dark Knight after reading all these hyped ratings and reviews. Watched it last night; generally like superheroes and comic books; really enjoyed Batman Begins.
Now, to make this brief, here are my beefs: 1. So what if there are multiple big names in this movie? Some of the best movies ever made starred next to nobodies. I do not assume a movie will be great because the budget could afford "big names". These performances were good, granted, but not the stellar masterpiece some would have you believe.
2. The story was awesome - every fan loves a back-story. But come on, the effects for Two-Face were disappointing at best (i.e. flesh burned off his face and the left eye still perfectly fine and moving around as if it didn't need a good blink every now and then? Also, in the opening scene, why would the bank manager lay there without removing a supposed explosive from his mouth? ALSO, the cliché struggle of the female lead, "torn' between two men...come on....been there in Spiderman and I personally thought she was a tramp for bouncing back and forth between them.
I think I'll stop there: I wrote this review only out of utter astonishment that it is currently rating a 9 out of 10 with over 300, 000 votes. I guess you could argue that makes me the exception and therefore wrong, but come on folks, this is not MUCH more than more Hollywood garbage and we keep sitting down at the table to shovel in more. UG! I think the movie is good - 6/10. Heath Ledger's performance is the best part of the movie - the only reason I give it a 6/10. But the day a movie like this rates higher than the "classics" (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, The Thing, etc) in actual quality has not yet arrived in my opinion.
Rent it, yes, but don't be fooled the adolescent, feverish enthusiasm of comic book "aficionados" that has made people think this is one of the best films ever made. This is another superhero movie...plain and (very) simple.