flawless!!!

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2008)

the answer to the question, ' does it live up to hype?' is definitely No. it is infinitely better than the hype and is spectacular. the dark knight is film-making at its very best. be it action, performances, intensity, effects, direction, screenplay...its got it all. and it would be correct to say that people who don't watch it are missing out on cinema at its zenith i honestly though memento was Nolan's best work (not ignoring prestige or batman begins) but fortunately i was proved wrong. his direction is immaculate...i really have no words to describe it. it is truly his tour De force and one only hopes he keeps giving us this kind of cinema. the movie explores the fight between good n evil to higher limits...whether it is correct to give in wen there is so much loss or whether to endure them? it treads finely between good n evil n shows us the line is very very thin. Christian Bale as batman is solid...he comes out on top to probably a more difficult role than the prequel...this time the conflict within him deepens and he portrays it with a very mature performance doing complete justice to the idea that he is the best actor to have donned the bat-suit. Aaron Eckhart proves his mettle as an actor with the transition from a confused yet strong crusader to a deeply distressed villain: two-face. the change is very real and smoothly done. his talent was never in doubt...it was the consistency...it is a performance to be truly applauded. Gary Oldman as Gordon is fantastic and the depth to his role from the prequel has made him come out with splendid acting. Gyllenhall is good as Rachel but the only thing not convincing with her is her looks. she looks too old for a woman who both dent n batman wanna die for. Caine plays the role of Alfred very well n looks like a true guardian of Bruce Wayne. Freeman is convincing as well...but isn't he always... n now we come, to probably one of the best performances in decades...the best acting i have seen so far. Heath Ledger as joker makes Nicholson's portrayal look bad (it was before this considered very well done). Ledger completely transforms into the joker n puts his heart n soul into a role that will never be forgotten. be it his demonic laughter or his intense n sometimes emotional summarization of a psychotic person. there is not one second in the movie where u feel its ledger...u believe he is the joker. he brings a chill to your spine every time he enters a scene. it is his finest hour...alas also his last. i mourn the loss of such an amazing talent... summing it up...the movie is what legends are made up of...it ranks up there with the godfather, pulp fiction... a 10/10