What dreams are made of...

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2009)

Okay, so I am not a big fan of the comic books, I've caught the cartoons on telly a few times and I did watch all the other Batman "Hollywood" flicks so far but nothing comes close to achieving such cinematic excellence as the Dark Knight does. I thought Batman Begins was good and it's rare for a sequel to ever surpass its predecessor but in this case it does. The script was great, the acting was on point, especially with the late great Heath Ledger as the demented joker and might I add that his Oscar winning performance was so riveting and so haunting that it gave me nightmares. It was truly a role of a lifetime for him and he did the role justice. Christian Bale (another fine actor) has relaxed into the armor and latex as the tormented Batman and yes his kicks some major derrière here. I wasn't too sure about the replacement of Katie Holmes (Rachel) but Maggie Gyllehaal gave her essaying of the role such a twist that it's hard to decide if she was good or bad. All in all, it does not matter because the great script was there to support any character who dared falter in this action packed, take-no-names thriller adventure. A++++