A roller-coaster ride of a movie! A dream come true.

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2008)

Nolan definitely knew what he was doing when he named his 2005 blockbuster "Batman BEGINS". I loved that movie, it's really hard not to, but I didn't have a clue that I should take the title literally at the time. After watching Batman Begins, I expected another good Batman movie, but not a masterpiece. The only downside to this may be the fact that Christopher Nolan has definitely set new, much higher standards for the superhero/thriller genre. If he decides to make a third (and probably final) installment, it will be a very difficult task to live up to the expectations. The cast of the Dark Knight is superb, it's not just Heath Ledger's perfect performance that carries it, the entire main and supporting cast are at their best. The story is clever and the pacing is perfect. After a third screening, I still get the feeling that it can't get any better than this. Directors and producers managed to deliver an audio/visual masterpiece that really makes you think that, as awesome as it was in 2005, at that time Batman had just begun.
Go see it, then go see it again and again. Then buy it. And watch it again. I know I will. It really is that good!