The Dark Knight: One of the greatest films of our time

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2008)

Christopher Nolan has changed things.....forever. There's no going back. He has a sculpted an epic of genre busting performances that may never be topped. The cinematography is unparalleled and the pace perfect. The special effects used in this film are new benchmarks within the respective genres this movie steamrolled through. However what really holds this movies core is the acting. Everyone in this film is excellent. That is except for Heath Ledger. The word excellent somehow doesn't do him justice. He is the Joker. Nicholson's portrayal was Jack Nicholson dressed up like the Joker. You always knew it was Jack. Heath Ledger disappeared into this Joker and gave what is undoubtedly one of the greatest performances in the history of film. Equally enthralling, frightening, brilliant, and hilarious. I still cannot quite get my head around it, and find it quite depressing that such a monumental talent is no longer with us. I have viewed the movie twice now and on the second viewing tried desperately to find holes or weak spots in his performance. There is none, zero, nothing. It is perfect.
Christian Bale is the best Batman ever. He plays the role with the perfect mix of confidence and conflict. Gary Oldman, a master actor, wields what so very few actors possess these days, subtlety. Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gylenhall all cast performances only actors of their high caliber could muster.
If you find yourself needing to see a true epic. Go see the Dark Knight. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee. I am a man of my word.