This is what Batman is, and always has been, meant to be.

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2008)

I can say, unequivocally, that this film encapsulates exactly what Batman truly represents. In Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan set out on his journey, and in The Dark Knight, that journey reaches it's destination triumphantly. It has taken decades to shuffle off the pomp and camp of the Adam West television program. No element of this production is left to mediocrity, no performance short of excellence, and some (the late Heath Ledger) are simply radiant in their role, gleaming even among the plethora of brilliance in this accomplished cast. A dark tale to be sure, not for the faint of heart, this what Batman is, and always has been meant to be: not a hero, but the Dark Knight the people need him to be.