Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Batman and Gordon find alliance with a newly appointed DA Harvey Dent to stop a vicious killer with a warped sense of humor known only as The Joker, a threat to both the good, and the evil of Gotham C...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 9, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (153,350)
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November 1, 2008Not just better than "Batman Begins", it's really better than all the Bat-films combined. It's more than just a good superhero movie, this is a really enthralling crime thriller.
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October 31, 2009In my usual style with such big scale blockbusters, I waited until all the hype calmed down before viewing this film.
I am so pleased to say that Heath Ledger truly did give a great performance in this and the film and character weren?t just hyed because of the tragi...( read more) -
September 18, 2009Very good, but a bit too long. The Joker was clearly the star of the movie. Any scene with him in it was better than any without him. Great plot, great acting, and it was nice to see an end to the eternally poorly cast Rachel Dawes character. The Dark Knight stands along with Spi...( read more)
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September 14, 2009A fantastic sequel that is better than the first! Believe the hype! Bale, Ledger, Caine, Gyllenhaal & Freeman are fantastic but for me Oldman & Eckhart steal the show! The Joker was a much anticipated villain and fantastically executed by Ledger but the Harvey Dent story line is ...( read more)
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September 5, 2009So, what to say about one of the hypes of 2007? That the first 30-45 minutes underwhelmed me a little, where there was a lot of politics and crime talk but not really all that much Batman, which made it almost feel like a superhero stumbling into a Michael Mann thriller? That I k...( read more)
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November 6, 2009Very good movie but the story isn't quite as enthralling as batman begins. Acting is superb and feels much more like a drama than action film, which I think is a good thing.
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November 6, 2009half-inspired, half-frustrating, overrated
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Critic Reviews
October 1, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
August 14, 2008
Emily Blunt, Blunt Review with Emily Blunt
A big summer blockbuster dripping in characters. full review
July 24, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The Beginning of the End for the Superhero Craze? full review
July 20, 2008
Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat
Not just a comic book movie but a virtual dissertation on the nature of good and evil, as well as the thin line that sometimes separates them. full review
July 18, 2008
Wade Major, Boxoffice Magazine
Far from offering traditional summer escapism...a brainy, action-packed morality play meant to throttle the audience, body and mind, for a solid 152 minutes and haunt them for days and weeks later. full review
July 17, 2008
Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun
It's the standard-bearer for the school of comic-book movies that confuses pompousness with seriousness and popular mechanics for drama. full review
July 17, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
You come away impressed, oppressed, provoked, and beaten down, holding on to Ledger's squirrelly incandescence as a beacon in the darkness. full review
July 16, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
[Ledger gives] a fine performance regardless, and I wish the movie around it were more deserving. full review
July 16, 2008
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
It's jam-packed with flawlessly designed set-pieces and skullduggery, sure, but it's also shrouded in grim portent, overlaid with a filigree of despair, and, for good measure, covered in a patina of d... full review
July 16, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
As much as this is Ledger's movie, that should not diminish the notable accomplishments of other key cast members. full review
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May 25, 2009OMG... I didnt think i would like this movie...But come to find out I did.... This movie rocks....
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April 7, 2009TDK was robbed. You know it. I know it.
What bothers me though, is that if The Dark Knight had won Best Picture, everyone who didn't see the film would attribute it's award to the death of Heath Ledger. The name of the Dark Knight has been cocked up forever because of one tragedy. Shame. -
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January 29, 2009THIS MOVIE SUX!!! IT WAS OOOOVERRATED!!! AND EVERYONE MADE THE "JOKER" A "GOD"!!! IT IS THE SAME STORY BEING REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR GODS SAKE!!!! I WAS EXPECTING BETTER THAN THAT ACTUALLY!! (Thats my opinion).
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January 27, 2009Damn you, Academy. I don't care WHAT you say, this movie has Best Pictire written all over it.
You could have made history, people, but instead you just proved how close-minded and elitist you really are. -
January 26, 2009I recommend all of my friends in all over the world to watch THE DARK KNIGHT, harvey is a very nice character, pay attention to him dialogs, it'll be valuable!!!
BE THE BEST IN YOUR REST,
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