A Good Superhero Flick But Not A Great Film

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2015)

Has anyone seen any of those Biblical epics from the golden age of Hollywood? You know the ones with tons of great actors, larger than life production values, and a decent script? The Dark Knight is a modern day version of that. Now, I like this film. I think the music and the direction are spot on, the editing is incredible, and even all of the actors do a pretty good job. But there are frankly too many problems with the script. Because of it's huge and epic proportions, many scenes feel almost unnecessary and just there to pad out the running time. Many of the characters and their motivations are just there to move the plot along whether they make sense or not. Not to mention that quite a few of these lines of dialogue come off as completely unnatural and they sound like something a very pretentious wannabe writer would come up with. A lot of people really like Heath Ledger's performance and he is hands down the best performance in this film. But that doesn't make up for the fact that his rise to power over night is nonsensical. I know many people might not like this review because a lot of people love the Dark Knight. I can understand that since I love a lot of films that have several issues. That doesn't mean the problems aren't there though. Thanks for reading and God Bless!