Overrated

Rating: 6/10 (16 February 2013)

I don't know if I'm part of a minority who found The Dark Knight be a big disappointment but I don't really care. I mean I've always been a big Batman fan and I love Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises but The Dark Knight just didn't work for me even though it's often considered one of the greatest superhero movies ever. But I think people are giving it FAR too much credit. I mean IMDb users put it higher than such classics as The Lord of the Rings, Psycho, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Casablanca, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Rear Window and many more on the Top 250 list. That's just going too far!
Okay, I'll admit that there are some really good things about the film such as Heath Ledger's performance. Of course, everyone thinks he was the best Joker. I mean before I saw The Dark Knight, I had never even heard of him, I didn't even know he had died even though he was a rising star with such films as Brokeback Mountain and I'm Not There. But I have to say he totally deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor even though some people make controversy about it. And the action scenes are really good too.
But what I really don't like about this movie is that the plot isn't very subtle or coherent. I found some parts confusing and I'm surprised how overlooked the plot holes are. Also I was disappointed with Two- Face. I mean he wasn't in it for very long and it felt like he didn't really add anything to the story. He was just angry that his girlfriend Rachel died, he wasn't really suffering a mental illness, he just wanted to get revenge. Also I never liked Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel because she was weak and ugly and I think she didn't really fit the role. I preferred Katie Holmes. Also I think the film focused more on the Joker than Batman even though Ledger's Joker was excellent. But Batman is the main character.
Maybe one of the reasons why this film gets so much hype and praise is because it was one of Heath Ledger's last films and they're being generous to it or he's the main reason why everyone loves it. But I personally think this film is very over-hyped and overrated. But even though I'm a huge Batman fan, I'll just stick to watching Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns and Nolan's Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises.