Batman's better than ever!!!

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2008)

Holy Cow! Batman's back! And this time its not only our Caped Crusader who gives an explosive performance, but believe it or not his arch-nemesis, The Joker(wonderfully, unimaginably, brilliantly portrayed by the Late Heath Ledger) is the actual show stealer. The movie keeps you hooked on to the screen from the very beginning till the credits start rolling. Christopher Nolan Proves it yet again that when it comes to movie making, he is THE Best!!!(Memento, Batman Begins & The Prestige proved it too) But The Dark Knight surpasses them all. With the kind of standard Batman Begins put, it was inevitable that The Dark Knight would deliver so much! The cast was amazing, as it is in any Nolan movie. Ledger's performance as the menacing, psychotic, scary, and every other word that can be used to describe a mad-man, was way, way, beyond amazing. Christian Bale's role as the multi-billionaire Bruce Wayne and as the Dark Knight was a hundred times better than any other person who have portrayed Batman.(No offense to Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney) The supporting cast was undoubtedly fantastic. Maggie Gylenhall added a lot of substance to the character of Rachel Dawes. Aaron Eckhart was simply outstanding as Harvey Dent and the Two-Face. Sir Michael Caine, well, was as usual as his very great self as Alfred. Morgan Freeman put a lot of substance to Lucius Fox. Gary Oldman gave a stunning performance as Lieutenant and later on Commissioner James Gordon. Special effects were ground-breaking. Edge-of-the-seat chase sequences were one among the the many best parts of the movie. Also, Batman returns with a much more gritty and bone-crunching style of combat. Bottom line: A must see for any die hard fan of the Batman franchise, for those who wished that Batman Begins could have been better, to those who do not want to miss Heath Ledger's last and the best performance, not only of his, but also of any actor of our time. The Dark Knight will keep you on the edge of your seat for a long, long time!!!