Good addition to the series, but doesn't nearly meet its high praise

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2018)

The Dark Knight was an enjoyable film and a welcome addition to the Batman canon. No one will deny Heath Ledger's legendary performance, even if opinions differ on Christian Bale as Batman.
The main reason this doesn't meet the ultra-high rating for me is that it tries to do too much, especially with Harvey Dent. Had the movie been focused solely on The Joker, it would have been much more effective and would have lent itself to perhaps a better third movie than TDKR.
Focusing the movie on The Joker also would have cut down the run time considerably. While long movies aren't bad per se, long movies that try to cover too many storylines can feel stretched. The main indicator here is that I probably won't voluntarily pick up this movie again.