The Dark Knight..story finally gotten right!

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2008)

This was by far the best film of the year! It was well worth the wait/hype! Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, and rest of the cast gave great performances, but major credit has to be given to the late Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker. Although different than Jack Nicholson's performance, this portrayal was EXCELLENT! It was funny yet creepy at the same time. Heath Ledger definitely deserves an Oscar for this performance. Director Christopher Nolan finally got the Batman franchise on the right track. This film was gritty and full of action and drama, which is exactly what the Batman films should have been in the first place..until Joel Schumacher stalled the franchise.. Nolan took the Tim Burton formula of dark moods and turned it up several notches!! Batman fan or not, viewers will definitely NOT be disappointed with this film!!!