Given the previous Batman films from Christopher Nolan and the notoriety around Heath Ledger’s death, the Dark Knight doesn’t need much of an introduction. It is region free for the US version - some prices for the region A unlocked version are here. Overall I enjoyed it but thought that of recent films in the same genre, Iron Man was more satisfying with a better blend of action and humour.
The Dark Knight
MetaCritic scores it at 82 based on 39 professional critics reviews, here are the top ones:
Justin Chang
Enthralling…An ambitious, full-bodied crime epic of gratifying scope and moral
complexity, this is seriously brainy pop entertainment that satisfies every expectation raised by its hit predecessor and then some.
Kirk Honeycutt
Joe Neumaier
haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing
tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about. That’s because of
the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and
because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production.
cements his position as Hollywood’s premier purveyor of blockbuster
smarts – and the Batbike is kinda cool, too.
Movie Details
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim
Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent Batman sets out to dismantle
the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The
partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey
to reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to
the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker. (Warner Bros.)
