Biggest Suspension of Belief Needed: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2008)

The Dark Knight is a pretty good film, not too bubble-gummy and not too many real "Suspension of Belief" moments except for one whopper!
In 2005's Batman Begins, the Rachel Dawes character was played by Katie Holmes. While she is not a great actress, Katie did supply a sexiness that one would expect to be necessity for Batman's female love interest.
Now, in 2008, Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Rachel Dawes and she has the sex appeal of a well used burlap sack. The women Bruce Wayne has on his arms during the film are all high up on the sexy thermometer while Maggie is subfreezing.
I can accept the usual "Suspension of Belief" required in watching most of today's action/adventure/sci-fi/fantasy/comic book films. As it goes, The Dark Knight is better than most, but if George Lucas can go back and redo his old Star Wars films, I hope those in charge of this Batman can go back and edit in Katie Holmes or another sexy actress in place of Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Then I could watch it again and believe that Batman and Harvey Dent could actually have the strong feelings for Rachel Dawes that powers the major plot-line of the film.