Amazing! Lives up to the hype!

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2008)

The Dark Knight faithfully lives up to the hype. Everything comes around perfectly. Certainly the darkest Batman film ever and i thought Tim Burtons Batman and Batman Begins was the darkest Batman we will ever see, Dark Knight tops it. And it fits very well, everyone's performance is spot on. When Heath Ledger was announced as Joker i was shocked and outraged even when the teaser was released i was still disappointed and scared with how Joker will be done but by the time of the 2nd trailer was released Ledger made me eat my words. You would think people over react to his performance because of his death but that is not true it is really one of the best performances i have ever seen. Killing and Funny is hard to mix and make it work. Ledger does it. Christain Bale's performance was great the film made me think twice about actually wanting to be Batman, his life is very hard and i think director Chris Nolan captured really the problems of Batman and his life greatly. Some people say his voice is a little over done but i would dis agree he makes it sound like a creature....certainly creepy. Aaron Eckhart's Two Face is perfect! The CGI on the face is excellent and is likely something to what it looked like if that had really happened. Two-Face is probably my favorite Batman villain, you just feel so much for the character and he was brought into the film perfectly. There are also several great actors in this film. Maggie Gyllenhaal is a improvement over Katie Holmes. Morgan Freeman,Michael Caine, Gary Oldman who is one of the best actors of all time. The soundtrack was something I really loved, I never go a day without listening to the score it is just amazing. The special effects is a job well done and the twists,turns and the way everything came around was perfect. It isn't a masterpiece at all.....but it is one of my new favorites, certainly will be a classic.