Who is the Batman? Nolan has the answer.

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2008)

Perhaps the question on every villain's lips: who is the batman? It's certainly deserving of the typical crackdown for Batman's true identity.
While the past Batman films have portrayed this pursuit, none have done it quite as well as The Dark Knight.
It doesn't suffice to say that Batman is a complex character. Every main character in this movie is complex, I think that turns off a lot of people, but for me, this is a thrill.
The movie appropriately explores the duality between night and day, noble and wicked, heroes and menaces. As a superhero story, this ranks at the top as the best superhero film I've ever seen.
The performance of Ledger as the Joker is chilling, don't be surprised if months from now, people still quote him and impersonate his voice. Personally, and I think a lot of people would agree with me, he deserves a Best Actor for this film. I am growing tired of elitist Indie films always nabbing the top Oscar nods. This Joker is as good as it gets (wink).
Christian Bale, superb. Maggie, awesome. Gary Oldman, shines through. Last but not least for the cast: Aaron Eckhart. Hats off to you, I didn't care for your romantic movies (who does?), but you've regained my faith as a scary, unstoppable Harvey Dent. Two-face is actually scary in this film (I'm looking at you T. Jones).
I thought the "love triangle" was going to spoil the movie, but it didn't! It's well done. No flower-plucking, over the top romantic stuff.
Things I liked: cinematography, costuming, sound, acting, plot, character development, action scenes, some of the gadgets, hand to hand combat, Nolan's direction, Two Face's face, Bruce Wayne's Lamborghini, the Joker.
Things I didn't like: that Lau character (what was he for?), some gadgets (don't want to spoil the movie) like the Batcycle, some villain appearances (not needed), Batman's voice (the raspy one like in Batman Begins) - personal preference, ummm... ummm... this is hard.
All in all, this is one movie I would see again. Take everyone you know to see this movie. IMAX or not. See it in theaters, that's truly where the movie comes together, I'm serious for this one.
PS I gave it 9 out of 10 because nothing's perfect.