Check it and don't believe the hype.

Rating: 7/10 (4 August 2008)

Alright, Heath Ledger may not be my cup of tea at all in his previous movies but he shines in Dark Knight as never before. The Joker is cool, chaotic and strangely enough... truth worthy. And that seems to be the problem of this film, all the rest is not. I liked the two worlds of Batman Begins a lot, but today it seems as it never existed. Also, Gotham seems a bit dull, boring and not really original - while Tim Burton's Gotham did had that extra what made it not your average capitol. Nolan also didn't reinvent Bruce Wayne, read any of the Largo Winch'es comic novels and you'll understand what I'm saying. Also it seems a lot like the first half is based on to much other movies like Heat, Mission Impossible and even James Bond movies. Maggie Gyllenhaal brings us a mature Rachel which seems a bit out of place and also Aron Eckhart as Two Face seems straight of Pirates of the Caribbean (again quite a contrast with the realism of the film) while as Harvey Dent he is doing a great job. I am not fully convinced, I might have enjoyed Batman Begins even more and this is probably the fault of the big hype. 9,3 at the time of writing on IMDb is seriously overrated. But Heath's Joker, it will not be forgotten.