The Dark Knight (2008)

I had read the previous reviews here on filmgator plus some other reviews and had heard nothing but praising comments about this film. So naturally I walked to the cinema loaded with very high expectations. I'm not even exactly sure what I was expecting, but I was tad disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, the visual effects were great and the acting too and it was definitely worth paying 8 euros for, but for some reason I was expecting for something more.

The role of Joker was a bit different and I liked the psychological drama too. What I also like about the Batman films is that the villains seldom die completely. It's a good action film and my advise for those who haven't seen it: believe that it's worth watching, but don't get your expectations too high.

My rating of The Dark Knight:

The real "Bruce Almighty"

A worthy sequel to the Beginning - which truly was the beginning, because for me, the Batman movies before it, don't even exist any more.

The Dark Knight was a thrilling visual rollercoaster. A masterpiece and a true must-see-on-big-screen -movie.

The acting was great. Eckhart, Bale, Freeman, Oldman, Caine all did a solid great job - worth praising. I think Maggie Gyllenhaal was a bit of a dissappointment, she didn't relay any feelings to me at least. I've grown a bit bored of the praise directed towards Heath Ledgers performance, and I must admit I have in my scepticism thought that a lot of the praise must be more about the film being his last, than about actual superb acting. But indeed my prejudices were crushed - he was excellent, and now I really see what a great actor we have lost.

I truly enjoyed the atmosphere and the general "feel" of the film and it's settings. This film noir -style that Christopher Nolan has brought to this age old character is something that really appeals to me.

To try to think of some criticism, I thought there was a bit too much long and boring fist fights without any exciting moves that Bruce Wayne - a man trained in Martial Arts should be capable of. Also the "innovation" operated by Lucius Fox at the end of the film seemed to be a bit too forcibly embedded element to the plot.. That went a bit over the top.

All in all. A grand movie. Looking forward to seeing it again - I really feel I missed quite a bit, even though I tried to be attentive.

My rating of The Dark Knight:

The sequel to Christopher Nolan's 2005 Batman Begins is an absolute stunner! From the opening credits I was fixed on this masterpiece which is no doubt in my opinion the best Batman movie ever made. Christian Bale was brilliant as Batman and the rest of the casting was spot on, but the talking point of this movie is the role of Joker played by the late Heath Ledger. I cannot describe the performance by Ledger which will go down as one of the best villain roles in movie history.
A great pleasure to watch and well worth the admission price and two and a half hour screen time. Believe all the hype and high expectations of The Dark Knight. You will not be disappointed!

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