This film is simply jaw dropping-ly amazing. When I first saw Batman Begins, I was expecting something decent, something that would hopefully be better than Batman and Robin, and I came out of the theatre amazed. Batman Begins was the best comic book movie ever made. Was being the key element. It no longer is, The Dark Knight, without a doubt is the best comic book movie ever made, and in my opinion, one of the best movies ever made. Christopher Nolan never disappoints, and his follow up to Begins was The Prestige, also a favorite of mine. The Dark Knight destroys all his others, though. It is truly amazing, nothing lacking in it at all. Mr. Nolan seems incapable of doing a bad job writing or directing. Actually that's a horrid way of saying it. He seems incapable of writing or directing anything that isn't phenomenal, this being no exception. He wrote with his brother, Jonathon Nolan, and the pair seem a fantastic writing team, for the screenplay is Oscar-worthy. The acting. . .Of course when you have such amazing actors as Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and the late Heath Ledger, you can't really get your movie's acting compared to the acting of a Sci-Fi Channel original movie. All the actors are perfect for the roles, especially the replacement of Katie Holmes. I know I will probably get killed for saying so, but, I wouldn't exactly say it would be a crime not to nominate Ledger for an Oscar, I mean, yes, he WAS the Joker. No doubt about it, he was that man, and did a great job with it, but it his whole role wasn't really so jaw dropping that he needs to get the award or the Academy is just evil. All the music, cinematography, special effects, stunts, makeup, all were perfect. This is very near a perfect movie. I really don't have any problems with it at all. I fear that even with Nolan & company back, part three in the series will never be able to live up to The Dark Knight. With Nolan, of course, we won't be getting another X-Men: The Last Stand, but I don't know if they can top The Dark Knight. I loved this movie, and I loved everything about this movie. As with Batman Begins, but even more-so, when I walked out of the theatre, I couldn't stop smiling.
Review of The Dark Knight
