Most Valuable Action Movie of 2008

Rating: 10/10 (18 September 2008)

This simply is the best action film of this year.
There was never a dull moment in the movie, never a lull in the action, even when the characters were engaging in small talk.
'Batman Begins' was simply an action movie, whereas 'The Dark Knight' was an absolute and engaging detective story, with all the makings of Oscar potential.
The only qualm I have with anything, is the cowl. It still looks like the children's toy, bulky and over-sized for the head. I know the writers were pursuing a more realistic approach, but you can fabricate some misstruths that would allow all that gadgetry to be more streamline inside the cowl.
Besides that everything about this film is masterful.
The Joker is everything himself says he is, a new kind of criminal. And the best kind, is the kind that you want to copy, want to talk like, wan to act like, want to feel like. A likable character, something which the magnificent Ledger must have understood, and employed.
If you haven't walked out of this movie thinking, speaking or even walking differently, then I suggest you buy another ticket.