Disappointment

Rating: 1/10 (27 July 2008)

Christopher Nolan is a great director. He several great movies under his belt such as: Memento, The Prestige, and Batman Begins. I loved these. And so when that's why I went to see The Dark Knight, I expected something great; I heard people praising it as 'a masterpiece', or 'best movie in 10 years'. So I saw it. Major disappointment.
I walked out of the theatre befuddled; "So that's what the hype was all about?" Although Ledger completely owns the role of the Joker and he gives a fantastic performance that must be seen, the movie surrounding it is at times mediocre. The pacing, character arcs, direction and impact of the movie are all flawed. The ending was pretty terrible too. Its not a bad movie and I'd give it a 7/10 but I must vote a 1 because of all the fanboys that are blinded by the hype.