Dark Knight Review

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2008)

What can I say that hasn't already been said about The Dark Night? Nevertheless, I'll throw in my two cent anyway. The story was plotted tightlyno loose ends. The suspense the acting was top notch. By the way, you had so many familiar faces in the movies. I w so thrilled to see quite about of Black actors in there as well. Tank you Mr. Nolan for making it a multicultural movie. It reflected the people of this day and age. The humor was unexpected but didn't overshadow the dark tone of the movie. Christian Bale as Batman you can't go wrong. A new Rachel Dawes, acted by Maggie Gyllenhall was a perfect choice. She gave the role honesty. All of the actors melted into their characters especially heath Ledger. This isn't a posthumous I love heath diatribe. I'm going to be as honest about my feeling of his portrayal as the Joker as I possibly can. His passing was untimely-a tragic stupid accident, but that in no way taints my opinion of his acting. He surprised me in monster's ball. He didn't surprise me in DK. Why? Because he was a good actor. Period! I forgot Heath Ledger was on the screen. I saw a raving, psychopath sporting green hair and wearing a purple morning coat. Hey, he matched at least. Does he deserve an Oscar? Maybe, maybe not. All I know is he didn't channel Jack Nicholson, and that was appreciated. Watch for the nurse. You'll see what I mean. The old guard such as Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and my Gary Oldman were top notch. Goldman as the harried Commish Gordon left me on the edge of my seat. That scene when trying to catch the Joker before he inadvertently perpetrated mass murder left me breathless. Aaron Eckhardt as the tragic Two Face left me sad. I wanted to see more of him as Two-Face. Oh well. This was a character study on psychosis, morality and how far you the ordinary citizen will go for justice. You won't be disappointed, and yes this movie raised the bar on comic book hero movies. Hopefully, Wolverine, Watchmen and Superman 2 will be up to par.