Very great summer movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2008)

There are not really a lot of summer movies like this. In fact very few summer movies have the level of film making that The Dark Knight has.
Now coming from a really really big fan of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings that's saying a lot. But I really enjoyed this movie. Chrisitan Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and Maggie Gyllenhaal all did a great job.
As for Ledger as the Joker. Well he really became what the Joker is for this movie. No I'm no saying that because he dead. Really any one who brings that up as a reason for why I said he did a good job needs help. No he really did do a great job. So did Aaron Eckhart as Harvery Dent/Two-Face. In fact he brought Two-Face back from the dead after Batman Forever. He played him the way Two-Face should have been insane. He's not a funny guy he's insane.
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Gary Oldman well what can I say other then all three men did a fine fine job. Then there is Maggie Gyllenhaal she did a great job being Rachel Dawes and was much better then Katie Holmes. Sorry to all the Katie Holmes fans but she's not that great.
Chrisitan Bale well what can I say other then he really plays Bruce Wayne/Batman very well. He has that charm of a playboy as Bruce and that feel of Batman when he put on the suit.
As for Cinematography it was very well done and Wally Pfister did a fine job at it and Christopher Nolan knows what he wants and how he wants to get it on film. The action, story, and editing are all very well done.
There are a few flaws here and there. But it's not enough to bring down the film. If you looking for a good summer movie here it is. But to mom and dad really think long and hard about taking the little ones with you. This is a very Dark movie. But that's the way Batman is supposed to be.