An Absolutely Amazing Cinematic Achievement

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2008)

The Dark Knight is simply an amazing cinematic achievement. Everything about this movie is at the peak level of brilliance. First off, the cast is impeccable; everyone from Christian Bale to Eric Roberts plays their part to perfection. And I can't forget the absolutely incredible performance of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Ledger has taken an iconic villain and given it a new, enthralling twist. The Joker and Batman play off each other so well, unlike any other hero and villain I've ever seen in any movie.
Most importantly is the story. Christopher and Jonathan Nolan take some of the most outrageous characters ever created and puts them into a realistic world where maniacal clowns, winged vigilantes, and super-technology like the Bat-Pod can exist without any reservation.
The Dark Knight is by far the best film of the year, and one of the most outstanding movies of the decade. Christopher Nolan should receive all the gracious credit in the world for making a masterpiece of a movie. He did what Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, and even himself in making Batman Begins, could not do: Make the Dark Knight be considered a great movie first, and a Batman and comic-book movie second.