Amazing Batman Movie

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2008)

I thought this was the darkest Batman movie so far. It has amazing pace, editing, cinematography and acting. It goes without saying that after seeing his performance as the Joker, Keith Ledger's death will only be mourned more, for his role in this movie was superb. I did however feel that this movie is more about The Joker than Batman. Somehow his presence and role in the film is richer than Batman's role. Nonetheless there is a true dark comic book grittiness in this movie that did not exist in any of the others at this level. The violence is marked and hard to shake off. Disturbing would be the best way to describe it, heightening the feeling of terror that The Joker delivers. When he enters the scene, the tension rises. Cristopher Nolan is a great director!