The Dark Knight

Rating: 8/10 (14 August 2008)

This is the best of the Batman movies.
Christian Bale is the most realistic of the Batmen.
Christopher Nolan is an excellent director, but I think this may not really be his type of film.
This is also the darkest of the Batman films.
Basically, the greatest special effect about a Batman movie would be a really good story. That would create realism and positive critical review.
About 45 minutes of this film could have been edited, as well as all of the scenes with Alfred and the Morgan Freeman character. (I love Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, but their scenes, as well as all of the "talking" scenes, were completely unnecessary and redundant.)
Of course, the Joker was the best thing by far about this movie, and that assessment has nothing to do with the fact that Heath Ledger is no longer with us.
His performance alone is worth the price of admission.
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