Exciting and exhilarating!

Rating: 7/10 (2 September 2008)

Okay, so it's # 3 on the IMDb's top 250. Quite frankly, I'm shocked by that. I mean, it's good, but not THAT good. Methinks the Hype of Heath added to that score, but no matter. "The Dark Knight" is excitingly good. The acting is terrific, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, all excel in their respective parts but two cast members stand out. 1. Heath Ledger: hype aside, he is scarily convincing and possibly the best Batman Villain to date. 2. Maggie Gyllenhaal: takes over the Rachel Dawson role and makes it her own. Bye-bye insipid Katie Holmes, Hello Ms Gyllenhaal. Finally, a real actress as a superhero's love interest.
It is a tad too long, but has wonderful set pieces that keeps one riveted to the screen. All in all, a good afternoon's entertainment, but number 3???? Maybe not.