Close to perfection

Rating: 9/10 (5 August 2008)

The chills that I got while watching this movie was something i don't get that often. The already legendary role of the Joker played by Heath Ledger is nothing more then ... well legendary. Ledger isn't playing the Joker in this movie, he is the Joker. To me Ledger makes a big part of the movie. But however it is unfair to only credit Ledgers performance because there is so much else that is good about this movie.
Let's not forget the terrific job Nolan has done in making Batman come alive again. I honestly thought that even though Batman Begins was good Nolan was never gonna be able to live up to the whole Batman vibe that was going round for months. Well I can also honestly tell you that the movie knocked my socks off. So i guess i was wrong.
And then there is the great chemistry between all the actors. It just works. Christiane Bale does a more then decent job in portraying the Batman once more. Michael Caine an Morgan Freeman both flawlessly take on there roles and then let's not forget the breathtaking Maggie Gyllenhaal. Who shows convincingly that she was up to take the role of a blockbuster dame. Also Aaron Eckard does a great job in portraying the overly good Harvey Denth. And Gary Oldman isn't the least boring in his role as a fighter of injustice in Gotham.
Everybody in this movie adds an important deal in the clever storyline that Christopher Nolan has set out for the Dark Knight. Because The Dark Knight indeed has a clever and not at all predictable story line. Batman is still a blockbuster so don't expect a memento like plot but it's definitely better what we are used from Warner Bros blockbusters.
Even though it's all that people talk about I still want to end this review with the performance of Ledger. When I first heard that Heath Ledger was assigned to the role of the Joker I was a little more then surprised. I mean don't get me wrong hes made some good movies before this, but the Joker isn't exactly the same as a gay cowboy. 'You need someone a little disturbed for this role'. Well who knew that Ledger had a bit of psychopathic terror in him after all. In his role as the Joker he makes Hannibal Lector look like a family entertainer. Ledger completes the movie. The Dark knight is good, but Ledger is Phenomenal. This is a movie that you have to go see! Even if you don't like Batman, then just go see the Joker.