This movie was not good....it was EXCELLENT...great is even an understatement

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2008)

Usually when people pump up a movie, you go in and see it and you are thinking to yourself, "What such crap." But the Dark Knight is absolutely an exception. This is one of the rare movies that stands in a league of its own. For those that say that this movie has flaws needs to realize that every movie ever created has it flaws, but every single element in the Dark Knight outshines anything you see to be flawed. I walked out of the movie saying, seeing it once is just not enough. Trust me I am going back to see it at least two more times. Maybe even more. Christian Bale does a great job as the Batman. He is probably one of the best Batmans in the series. I have to admit, his Batman disguise voice was funny but hey... he could not be found out. He embraces the character very well and he does the Batman character justice. The only character that I found forgettable was Maggie "Gyllenhal." She did her job and there was nothing special about her character but just a pretty face. Don't get me confused now she did a good job but she did not have a standout performance. The two face character was well played. He would be a great addition to the next sequel of the Batman franchise. Last but not least, Heath Ledger's performance. For those who said he was great as the joker were mistaken. He was INCREDIBLE as the joker. I could not keep my eyes off of him in the movie because his role was soo captivating. Every time the movie went to another scene, I was saying "where's the joker? when is he coming back on? we need more of the joker" I have to admit, after watching his performance, I wanted to go home and cut my face and put on some clown makeup (LOL) but I would be absolutely shocked and disgusted if he does not gain a posthumous Oscar nomination. He was sooooo incredible and he has to be the best villain ever played in a movie. It's just sad that all of that talent went to waste because judging by this performance, Heath was destined to be something so great. I could go on and on about the movie, but my words don't do the movie justice. GO AND SEE IT. This is the one movie that I have ever given a 10/10 on and if I could go higher I would. Trust me, after seeing it, you will want to go back for more because one is just not enough.