The gold standard of comic book movies

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2019)

The follow up to Batman Begins that is now considered a classic. Whenever a comic book film is released that tried to go realistic or dark with the material it is immediately compared to this film and rightfully so as it set the bar that few have come close to. It's a crime/action drama that happens to feature some comic book characters. Christopher Nolan has made about 10 feature films now and this will always remain in his top 3. What heath ledger did with creating his joker character will always be remembered. It's sad that he did not get to see the finished product and how much people enjoyed his work. How Christopher Nolan weaves in things in America today (morals, government spying) was so well done. I don't think there is a such thing as a "perfect film" but this is one of the few that come close. There were a few things you could gripe about of course. The Batman voice/growl was a bit overdone here and the hand to hand fight choreography could've been a bit better (doesn't scream Batman at all) but that issue was in all three films of the trilogy. I never thought I'd say this but I missed Katie Holmes as Rachel. There was just no chemistry for Maggie and Christian in my opinion. It more than makes up for it in story, chase sequences and the brilliant acting. The ending is classic Chris Nolan thought provoking and smart. I don't see many people mention it but I loved Aaron eckhart as two face/Harvey dent. I think he kind of gets forgotten and overshadowed in this one. Any Batman film in the future including its sequel will have a tough time touching it.