A Truly Amazing Achievement

Rating: 9/10 (7 March 2009)

In this new age of superhero movies' box office domination, we've been treated to the good, the bad, and the ugly, the cool, the silly, and the utterly enjoyable- then along came the new Batman series. Batman Begins redefined the limits of what we thought superhero movies could achieve. With The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan has done something even more incredible: He's created an instant classic.
Huge in scope, fully realized in story, and amazing in entertainment value, The Dark Knight is an honestly fantastic film. From the very first action sequence we can tell that we are leaps and bounds ahead of the predecessor. The Dark Knight deals with things so realistic, so intense that I would be quick to say that it's not even a kids movie. It becomes so much more than a superhero movie, digging so much deeper into the human mind, and emerges as a thought-provoking, incredible masterpiece. Yet it still retains that superhero charm.
The film-making is all extraordinary. Nolan shows himself to be a master of suspense and storytelling. The screenplay is so smart and so quick that you might not catch everything even after several viewings, but it all still somehow works together perfectly. And the cast is perfect, particularly the incredible Heath Ledger. It would be a lie to say this film could have been what it is without him. His performance as the maniacal, anarchic Joker is the stuff of legend; it will haunt you long after the credits roll.
The Dark Knight is the movie of the year. It is a masterpiece, and a blockbuster that mesmerized people like no film has in a long time. It deserves to be remembered forever. 9/10 stars!
Jay Addison