There should be no doubt about who the summer box office champ is now. Iron Man and Indiana Jones take a back seat to Gothams’ own; Batman.
Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” is a relentless, psychological, crime thriller starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger just to name a few. This film could have easily been a contemporary, straight-forward crime story, it just happens to have Batman and the Joker in it. Nolan starts the movie with a bang, steps on the gas (and your throat) until the closing credits, finally letting you up after 152 minutes to take a breath.
Ryan and I went to the midnight showing at our local IMAX theater and seeing the Joker that big is scary! Heath Ledger is deserving of another Oscar nom for his portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime. You know it’s him behind the makeup, but you never once think of the actor, you only think: Jeez this Joker guy is one sick son of a ….
Yeah, he’s that good. And in a film with an ensemble cast this large, this talented and this lauded, that’s saying something. Nolan does a brilliant job of maintaining the balance between the characters, their stories and their screen time.
I’m going back today to see it again (on IMAX) and will probably have more praises to sing. I’ll be calling LA Filmcutter too and just completely geek out! And I’m not exaggerating by giving this movie an A+, it is just the best you’ll see this summer.
OK now run, don’t walk, to a theater near you and immerse yourselves in “The Dark Knight” which is deserving of all the praise and hype it has received.
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Do they award Oscars posthumously? That would be pretty awesome.
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