Fantastic all round action film!

Rating: 10/10 (29 July 2008)

Many Comic books characters that become mainstream movies usually only appeal to fans of comic book films (which is not really a large audience). However, Batman, the dark knight is very good for comic book film novices for two very good reasons. 1: You don't have you read comic books to get the basic premise of the film. 2: Unlike most sequels, you don't need to see the first film for this film to make sense! The acting is pretty flawless, Heath Ledger especially (rest in peace), there are many people whom say that Heath Legder made the film and is owed a lot of credit, including his fellow co-actors / actress, they are right, Heath Legder's performance was truly unique, he gave the joker character his much needed satire and menace, which has lacking from the first Batman film with Jack Nicholson! Batman the dark knight is a fantastic blend of global acting talent, an excellent script and plot, wonderful special effects and it lasts a decent amount of time ( 2 hours and 30 minutes roughly) The die-hard batman fans have pointed out there are some continually errors, but the film is that good to watch, you can easily ignore them or not notice them at all, like I did! For fans, this film is a treat, for non-fans, the film is very good, highly enjoyable, not quite what you'll be expecting but it is nice to see something different occasionally, it's no mistake that Batman : The dark knight is top of the all time IMDb film chart, it's there for a reason!