THE DARK KNIGHT Film Review - 25/7/08

Here's hoping Director Christopher Nolan is aboard for the next Batman film as "The Dark Knight" breaks new ground all the way! From the explosive start of the film it just goes careering out of control as The Joker (Heath Ledger) actually makes you feel that Gotham City is really in danger and his manic performance and his subtle gestures and tone of voice make you realise how unstable the character of The Joker is. Not only does this film feel life-like it has taken on a reality of it's own. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent goes from one side of the coin to the other (Literally!) but I feel a mask instead of CGI would have been better. Running at over two & a half hours this film doesn't have a wasted minute to spare and crams in a visual feast with a large portion of hard moral decisions that people have to make for good or bad. The whole movie is a stunning retrospective of quality film making and I really need to get hold of one of the film's posters on a Quad.

After the near destruction of Gotham City in "Batman Begins" we return a year later to find the thieves on the run from Batman with no place to hide and not just in Gotham! Enter The Joker who has a deck of cards stacked against the city and him gunning for anyone that takes his fancy? Chief Gordon, DA Harvey Dent, the Mayor, Batman all fall into his sights. Unbeknownst to us though The Joker is no fool and has a clear set of plans within all the chaos he has created and the tide turns in his favour .... or does it?