I say this with a smile from ear to ear, there is too much of a good thing. The Dark Knight is the best adult superhero film of all time.
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08/27/08
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The Dark Knight (2008)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 253 Fresh: 239 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 8.5/10
Consensus:
Dark, complex and unforgettable, The Dark Knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hrs 32 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 18, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $504,798,337
Synopsis: To say that Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT is the best comic book adaptation does the film a bit of a disservice. It may be a Batman film, but this isn't a kid-friendly action movie full of the bams and pows of the original series. This is a pitch-black thriller with enough drama and tragedy to... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Story: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Producer: Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Story: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Producer: Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
Reviews
The Dark Knight is the best Batman film ever made, the best superhero movie ever made, and the best movie of the year to date.
08/19/08
This is without a doubt the best -- and most important -- picture of the year.
08/17/08
Were films judged entirely by the emotive impact of their opening and closing images... Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight would be a masterpiece.
08/09/08
...even if Ledger hadn't died, critics and audiences alike would still be buzzing about the star's turn as The Joker.
08/08/08
...we can have not just good comic book movies, but amazing comic book movies.
08/03/08
Powerful acting, powerful action, huge IMAX sequences give this Batman a great big commanding feel. However, story is held hostage to action, especially in the second half.
07/28/08
Nolan gives in a bit to bloated-sequel syndrome ... but this is still one of the most riveting, trilling and wrenching movies of the year.
07/28/08
It could be the bleakest big-budget adventure since Blade Runner tanked on release near the dawn of the Reagan era.
07/27/08
... director Christopher Nolan's much-hyped, long awaited second entry in the Batman franchise is not only fabulous and the best film of the summer, it's possibly the best film of the year, a guaranteed mammoth hit.
07/26/08
"So here it is: The best superhero movie ever. The Dark Knight deftly accomplishes all one could hope for, and then it surpasses it, and then it continues to surprise. The movie isn't just a triumph, it is that rare pop-culture oddity: A masterpiece."
07/25/08
Be not fooled, this movie may circle D.A. Harvey Dent, and may toy with Wayne's weariness and loneliness, but this story belongs heart and soul to Ledger's Joker.
07/25/08
You will exit the cinema with an enhanced respect for Nolan's intelligence, for Wally Pfister's pin-sharp cinematography, and, sadly, for an acting talent tragically curtailed.
07/25/08
The plot is often impossible to follow. And the film, though dark, isn't as deep as some have claimed.
07/25/08
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