Adrenaline-Fuelled Thrill Ride You Will Never Forget

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2008)

After hearing so many great things on the DARK KNIGHT, myself and two friends went to see it on the opening night, in a word we were all BLOWN AWAY!
I wasn't overly keen on BATMAN BEGINS, but this just simply blows that out of the water, well most other blockbusters for that matter!
From the start of the film involving a bank robbery organized by The Joker - to the end scene, this film has you in it's python-like grip and squeezes the life out of you.
I'm not going to go on and on about plot and little things, I'm going to say why this film was so good...Heath Ledger as The Joker.
Heath Ledger was a surprise choice for me when I heard about him playing th Joker part, but Christopher Nolan had seen something, something we can all see now. I don't know how many hours Ledger hid himself away going over lines and perfecting the voice and the way he portrays The Joker, but I have never seen anybody play a part like this...He is simply awesome! Is he worth an Oscar, maybe, maybe not, but it would not be undeserved if he did. For a start it would not be because he is not around any more. Also it would be a refreshing change to see the best actor award go to somebody not playing in a Clint Eastwood film, a period film or a film about somebody with a terminal illness.
The acting by all was top-notch though, the direction by Nolan has paid off in spades to make THE blockbuster of the summer, this is not going to be beaten, there was a round of applause at the end of the film, which I have never seen here in th UK!!!...SEE IT!
10 out of 10...5 out of 5... 5 STARS...Whatever, a masterpiece that will go down in film history!