It May Be Dark, But It Sure Is Good...

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2008)

The Dark Knight surpassed all my expectations.
Visually, the film is rich. It has that 'expensive' big-budget look about it without it being too overwhelming. The action has been directed stylishly by Nolan, again it looks astounding, whilst at the same time being easy on the eye, (you won't find Michael Bay's trademark 'shakey-cam' in this film). The action is great, yes, but the smaller dramatic sequences are where this film raises the bar of the superhero genre, a bar previously set by its predecessor Batman Begins.
The entire cast suit their roles and play them with conviction. As expected the standout performance comes from Heath Ledger as the Joker - it's an Oscar-worthy performance, in my view - but the entire main cast; Bale, Caine, Oldman, Eckhart, Gyllenhaal and Freeman deliver performances so good is just isn't funny.
The Dark Knight is what every Hollywood blockbuster should be."Why so serious?", you may ask, but I am deadly serious when I say that this is a film so good that it deserves every cent that is earns at the box office.