The bad, the good and the lost....

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2011)

The Dark Knight give's the super hero and comic book fans what they have always craved. This dark meteoric adventure is a real treat and immediately captures your attention from the first five minutes. Continuing the story from the first Christopher Nolan instalment "Batman Begins". This Sequel has accomplished something extremely rare in this day and age of film. That it is better than the first and has built on and continued a story which already had a strong platform to begin with. New villains are introduced to devastating effect, including a very sadistic,unforgiving and unforgettable performance from the late Heath Ledger.
Mr Ledger carry's such a huge responsibility with ease and surpasses Jack Nicholson's performance. Audience's will be drawn to his character and you have a sense of immense eagerness and satisfaction to follow his every move on screen. The Joker steal's the show and at time's carry's the film. Half way through you forget that this relentless madman is actually Heath Ledger.
Christian Bale is ideal for the role of Batman, Bale capture's that pain and deep routed history of his parents early death in the first. And draw's from that anguish to give Batman and Bruce Wayne two separate identity's. The suit comes on and the curtain of cockiness and swagger of Bruce Wayne is diminished. A display of a troubled and lonely figure fighting a asymmetrical battle is thrust upon us.
All round solid performance's from all the cast including Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent and Maggie Gyllenhaul as Rachel Daws. Aaron Eckhart give's a credible and unpredictable performance as Harvey Dent/Two Face. Stepping into the character of Rachel Daw's, Miss Gyllenhaul give's a much more realistic and believable Rachel than her predecessor (Katie Holmes).
I would recommend this picture, it is an exhilarating and audacious film, with a bucket load of twist and turn's to keep the whole family entertained.
Aaron Leakey