And Here We GO!

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2009)

After Months of anticipation waiting for this film it finally arrived last year. Little did i know that i would walk into that cinema thinking 'this is gonna be good' that i would come out thinking 'WOW, BEST FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN!'. Now a year down the line i still can't get over how good this film actually is. A masterpiece, a work of art, i have no negative feedback for this film. Sequel to the excellent Batman Begins finally we have a batman portrayed the way it he was meant to be hence the title.
First we had Michael Keaton who was a very good Batman/ Bruce Wayne. Then we had Val Kilmer who was to put it quite simply, atrocious. Then George Clooney who, as good an actor as he is, was only hired as batman for the ladies and could not pull it off at all. Now we have Christian Bale. Without a shadow of a doubt Bale is by far the best we have had. I've been a fan of his since i saw the film 'Equilibrium'. His portrayal of Bruce Wayne/ Batman is unmatchable. The message of the character is portrayed brilliantly the feeling of what do i have to do? what makes a hero? Bale is vastly being recognised as one of the finest actors of this generation and rightly so.
Now, much hype and anticipation surrounded the undisputed king of villain's return to the big screen and rightly so. The Joker is back and better than ever has been or ever will be. Jack Nicholson did an excellent job as the joker but is ultimately outplayed by Heath Ledger R.I.P. Rightfully deserved the Oscar, if he didn't win it there would have been uproar. Heath's Portrayal is Genius, psychotic, frightening and much much more. The perfect end to a career that was unfortunately cut short. He delivers some of the best lines i think i've ever heard in cinema, his last line in the film is by far the best. His legend will live on.
Aaron Eckhart delivers a perfect performance as Harvey Dent Aka Harvey Two-Face. He demonstrates perfectly the effects the joker can have on people in his dramatic switch from gtham's white knight to a falen hero very well done.
As a huge fan of Gary Oldman all i can say is he is superb in every role he plays and as he portrays Jim Gordon he is exceptional yet again. Gordon takes a much more active role in this film and it works very well. Michael Cane is once again brilliant as Alfred, serious with the perfect amount of light humour mixed into it. He also delivers one of the best lines of the film. Morgan Freeman also delivers an excellent performance as always. I was edgy when i heard about Maggie Gyllenhaal replacing Katie Holmes but she steps up to the role superbly.
I just want to express all my thanks to Christopher Nolan for blessing us with this masterpiece. he manages to maintain a realism over the film which just adds to the audiences appreciation. If you haven't seen this film, don't rent it, BUY IT! You will want to watch it over and over again.