The Dark Knight
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman
Release Date July 8th, 2008
The death of Heath Ledger casts a pall over the proceedings of The Dark Knight. Watching his performance as the maniacal Joker we are riveted and frightened and, in the end, left exhilarated. And once it is over the sadness sets in. Knowing we will never get to see that talent displayed in full ever again is an incalculable loss. Nevertheless, The Dark Knight is an extraordinary thrill ride. A down and dirty gangster movie, not far off of the real life depths of say American Gangster, only with a guy dressed as a bat.
Establishing himself as the most indelible of all caped crusaders, Christian Bale returns in The Dark Knight as Batman and his playboy alter-ego Bruce Wayne. For the past three years, with the aid of detective Jim Gordon, Batman has swept the streets of Gotham clean. Now, with the arrival of golden boy district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) there seems to be light at the end of the bat tunnel.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
