Watch the Tim Burton movie or better yet, read the comic book!

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2011)

I find myself yet again thrown against director Christopher Nolan's films. The Dark Knight was the audience's favorite of 2008, mostly because of the great performances. I found myself loving the performances and even some of the creative action sequences played out. I even enjoyed the first half. Than Nolan's film began to make unnecessary twists and turns that marked self-indulgence. The movie did not even know where it was going and suddenly I felt repulsed by it. It's so bloated with self-indulgence and characters that do not even make sense. It's not a humanistic movie, but it's not dehumanized either. It just does not make sense. Yes, Ledger is great. Yes, Bale's great, but is this movie great? Absolutely not.