One of the Darkest, Most Entertaining Movies of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2015)

The Dark Knight is dark, intriguing, and immensely entertaining. The best part of the movie is probably of course Heath Ledger's above-professional performance as the legendary Batman villain the Joker. Ledger totally NAILED the role by providing a dark, twisted performance that stays true to the comics while giving off a sinister, gripping atmosphere. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman were great as well, while Gary Oldman and newcomer Aaron Eckhart delivered very enjoyable performances. I also like the fact that the film doesn't heavily rely on CGI, as do most other superhero films. It also has more realistic characters, weapons, and perception of the world. And while being completely dark isn't necessarily a good thing, The Dark Knight cleverly balances its tonal pacing, supplying humor when it is needed and being serious when it needs to be. The action is as good as ever, of course, and the final act was just mind-blowing as well as actually quite shocking (Batman letting the public believe he murdered Harvey Dent when he was just protecting Gordon's family). Unfortunately, we don't really know what happened to the Joker, though that is because of the unfortunate death of the actor who played the iconic character. Overall, the film was incredible and breathtaking, and I personally brand it as one of the best comic book movies ever made as well as all time. For the people who never saw this film, start with Batman Begins, then see this film, and finish with the greatly enjoyable The Dark Knight Rises. After you've seen the whole trilogy, you will want to see it again and again. Unless you're not a fan of Christopher Nolan.