Good, but you were expecting more from this.

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2008)

Alas, we have the The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's second Batman film. I was very impressed by Heath Ledger's uncanny version to the Joker. He did a very good job as the joker, and full credit to him, but his threats seem to be more to society and less to Batman (we were expecting a much more gruesome conflict between him and Batman). He was a thrilling villain, though. I was impressed by Gary Oldman's positive and honest version of Lieutentant Gordon. Micheal Cain does a good job as Alfred, and so does Morgan Freeman as Luscious Fox. Last but not least Christian Bale does a good job in his portray of batman.
In the movie we see many explosions and psychotic menace spreading around from the joker, we see many policemen & F.B.I agents trying to get hold of the situation, we see batman trying his best to save the day. All this is fine, but how about the gruesome conflict we were expecting between the joker and the batman, rather than the Joker just pouncing on Batman with a stick or something? Couldn't he have given Batman a much more tough time with those knives and those weapons of his or something, and then batman emerging victorious, rather than...? There are many thrilling moments in the film also, which I admired. In fact, towards the end Two Face/Harvey Dent seems a very menacing and serious villain. Look maybe the hall that I watched it in had a lot of censored parts so I can't rule that out, but I'm speaking from whatever I saw.
The end is also thrilling, the scene with Two Face, Gordon, and Batman. But after Batman does his thing, the film bends down to unnecessary philosophy over good and evil, you'll see what I mean.
All in all, a very good effort by Christopher Nolan, but it could have been more intense and sleek, without the unnecessary philosophy in the end. There could have been so much more to it, but anyways. Oh yeah, and if you're going to direct another one, please don't add Robin to it.
My verdict 8/10.