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PostedJuly 21, 2008
CaityMac
from Charleston, SC
From the opening scene, the Dark Knight kidnaps your attention and doesn't let it go for the next two and a half hours. My pokey friends and I arrived a mere half hour early for the movie and had to sit on the second row of the theater (where you have to lean back and look up to see the whole screen) and I didn't even realize that I'd been in that uncomfortable position (or taken a breath for that matter) until the credits rolled. The movie was that good. Every actor gives the performance of a career, especially Heath Ledger. Not to mention that Maggie Gyllenhall is a refreshing replacement for Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes and Aaron Eckhart plays Harvey Dean with a charisma and ease that is a pleasure to watch. While the movie is amazing and beautifully acted and directed, its certianly not a feel-good experience. Don't go in to it expecting to have your faith in good morals and justice restored. This version of Batman is dark and brooding and the whole movie has a melanacholy, almost helpless feel to it. Batman still stands for all that is good and hopeful, but the movie is set in one of Gotham's most depressing time periods and everyone is affected by the pandemonium of evil. No one actor steals the show (as was predicted for Heath Ledger's final role as the Joker), but its the harmony in which all of the players work together that makes this movie such a blockbuster. Its got action (loads of it), humor, love, personal emotional journeys and an overall plot that is smart, interesting and imaginable. I would highly reccommend this movie to any adult (I think its a little too intense for kids).
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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