"Now...let's put a smiley on that face!"

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2013)

Christopher Nolan, the man who brought the classic superhero Batman franchise back to life with the great movie "Batman Begins", now he brings its sequel that is not only the best superhero film ever made, but also one of the best movies ever made.
"The Dark Knight" once again brings, as we witnessed in "Batman Begins" a mature vision of our superhero, keeping reality and maturity. But it doesn't stand only like a superhero movie with superb action scenes, but keeps a frenetic pace of a thriller with twists every half hour.
The story continues where "Batman Begins" ended with Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) who continues his struggle against the organized crime in Gotham with his other identity of the dark vigilante, Batman. Gotham's crime decreases every day with the help of Batman / Bruce and the efforts of the Gotham police led by the Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman). But the appearance of the Joker (Heath Ledger), a psychopath criminal who turns out to be more dangerous and clever (and funny) than previous enemies that Batman / Bruce faced. Launching a powerful anarchy in Gotham leaving her in utter total chaos of fear, because fear is ultimately the most powerful weapon that exists.
The mature vision of Nolan in his adaptation may not be very faithful to the comic (although many of the characters of BDs are present here), but gives a mature and realistic vision of the superhero, as how he it would be in our real world and the consequences of his enemies. The Joker always were the great rival of Batman in the comics and in the film also manages to be, he is not to be underestimate.
While the movie is about superheroes and villains, in the same time it has an electrifying pace, it's a no stopping thriller. But it never fails to send messages of what a true hero is, and what he is willing to sacrifice for those he loves and protects.
The cast is absolutely terrific, Christian Bale is fantastic as always as both Bruce Wayne and Batman delivering a fantastic performance. But the performance who stands out is Heath Ledger who is just PERFECT as one of the best villains ever created in comics, now also in film.
Thanks to the genius mind of Nolan, "The Dark Knight" is not an ordinary superhero film as "Spiderman", "X-Men" or the 1st Superman (which are also great movies), but stands by the mature and real vision of a superhero in our modern time giving us a electrifying action, suspense and drama show that is not only the best superhero film ever made but also one of the best masterpieces of cinema till today.