Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2015)

For me, this is perfection in the genre. Thrilling, suspenseful, funny, it has it all. I know some purists question Bale's Batman/Wayne portrayal and comment that as excellent as Ledger is as The Joker it is not faithful to the original comic book characters but why does that matter? They are not so far removed as to be unrecognisable, the core elements are all there and how dull would it be if EVERY version was exactly the same?
I think this is the best comic book/superhero movie ever made. And it is probably my favourite film of all time. I love how Nolan has made it dark and based somewhat in reality without losing what makes it a Batman story.
The other two in the trilogy are excellent, but this one stands out as the best.