An anomaly in the superhero genre, a very good anomaly.

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2009)

I saw this film when it was playing at my local cinema, but for some reason, never got around to reviewing it on here. So here goes.....
Dark Knight is NOT your average superhero movie, far from it. If you're used to Spiderman coming from out of nowhere to save Mary Jane or anything of that nature, be prepared for something truly different. Something that sets itself apart from other superhero films in many, many ways.
First off, The DARK knight is very DARK indeed. This isn't the movie that all the dads in America take their little boy to the Saturday matinÃ©e to see. There are plenty of aspects in this movie that could have easily earned it an R rating, so I would say the minimum age is around 12.
The second thing main thing that makes Dark Knight unique is the sense that it is just as much a crime flick as it is a superhero one. There are mobsters all throughout the movie, as well as heists and other things of that nature.
And now to talk about the acting......yeah, the acting. Hmmmm, don't mean to sound biased or anything but HEATH LEDGER WAS PHENOMENAL!!! Ledger played the best Joker ever, beating out Jack Nicholson. He gave the character a much darker, sadistic side to it, and that's what made the character so compelling. But at the same time, the character sticks to the things that made the character so famous in the comics such as laughing hysterically in the face of obvious peril, while at the same time giving lots of memorable quotes and having a much more brutal side to him. But enough about Joker. Christian Bale was great as Batman, but my one complaint is whenever Batman spoke, it was sometimes difficult to understand what he was saying, because he was talking in such an odd voice. But then again, something like that makes logical sense, because it decreases the chance of anyone finding out Batman's true identity- Bruce Wayne. Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, and last but certainly not least, Morgan Freeman all deserve mentioning for their superb acting jobs as well.
The film has a good amount of twists throughout the almost two and a half hours, and there is no spot in the film where you find yourself bored and wanting the movie to end. The climax of the film was nothing short of awe-inspiring, and the ending was ideal for setting up a film to follow this.
9/10