Very Very Good, but. . . . .

Rating: 6/10 (4 November 2008)

The Dark Knight almost got me. Brilliant performances by Christian Bale, as a increasingly troubled Bruce Wayne; Health Ledger's chilling portrayal of The Joker; Aaron Eckhart's interesting Harvey Dent; not forgetting Michael Caine as the faithful butler Alfred, and Morgan Freeman's Lucius Fox becoming Bruce Wayne's conscience. There is a lot going on in The Dark Knight, and I wonder if there was too much trying to be said. After a while, the plot seemed to become disjointed, and a couple of times, I thought the movie had actually ended, when it hadn't. Not good. Then, there were a couple of plot moments which had kinda lost touch a bit with reality. Like, it became very obvious to me that there was a leak in the police department, long before it was obvious to any of the characters. But it doesn't get checked out until its too late. Overall, a good effort by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, but guys, tighten it up, huh? Still, it could have been much worse. The Nolans should be very thankful for a very talented cast.