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Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
You heard it here first: the late Heath Ledger will win an Academy Award for his defining, spine-tingling performance as The Joker. Forget Cesar Romero's hamming it up on the campy Sixties TV series. Ditto, Jack Nicholson's equally-over the top rendition ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
"The Dark Knight" is just a great film, the best of the year by far. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
With Iron Man, The Hulk behind us and they was outstanding movies as well they got the highest rating here at The King Room. The next one up to bat is the king of the comic book movie which it has a total of 5 films under his belt. The man is called ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
It's no accident that the skyline of Gotham City figures prominently in so many scenes in The Dark Knight, the second Batman movie from director and co-writer Christopher Nolan. It's seen from above when Batman glides from building to building, and from ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
It's the somber, reflective sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, which was itself a splendid reinvention of the Batman franchise. But The Dark Knight does a lot more than just pick up where Batman Begins left off. It lifts it right up off its generic ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (LaRae Meadows)Movie-Vault.com (LaRae Meadows)
The Dark Knight, the next installment in the Batman movie series, is unsurpassed, unmatched, unadulterated, unimaginable WOW! This is where I usually write my summary of the plot but to tell you anything would be to spoil it for you. The Dark ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Movie-Vault.com (LaRae Meadows)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Dark as night and nearly as long, Christopher Nolan's new Batman movie feels like a beginning and something of an end. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Delves so deeply into the darkness that lurks in the hearts of men that it comes almost as a shock, bordering on euphoria, to find that it maintains a tenacious grip onto hope in the human potential for good. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Times (Christian Toto)Washington Times (Christian Toto)
The Dark Knight lives up to every ounce of the hype - it's the best superhero movie ever, the new benchmark for reality-based treatments of pulp heroes. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
The Dark Knight might be the first superhero movie that exudes a palpable sense of dread and menace that tugs at our nerves in a way that both disturbs and delights us. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Critical CriticsThe Critical Critics
Most movies surrounded by as much hype as The Dark Knight usually dont live up to it. This is one rare and shining example of something that I would call close to cinematic perfection. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Critical Critics
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
Conversations and debates have gone on and will continue for many years about films and their sequels, boiling down to the question: Is the follow-up better than the original or does it pan in comparison? "The Dark Knight," the latest entry into the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Proof once again that the heart behind the story resonates long after the explosions fade away. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mansized (Chris Laverty)Mansized (Chris Laverty)
After watching The Dark Knight you may find yourself flitting between two emotions. First there's triumph as you realise Chris Nolan has surpassed even your bravest expectations - finally a summer blockbuster that surpasses the hype jammed in our faces ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Mansized (Chris Laverty)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)
Your expectations pale in comparison to what The Dark Knight is prepared to deliver. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
So yes, there are flaws. But in the age of the fanboy-populated Internet, when every little detail of a movie's production is found out and post it online a year before it's released, it's enormously satisfying to discover that the most anticipated movie ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
It's been a joy to follow The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan's career through his last five movies, beginning with Memento. His films have now consistently explored the thin line that separates the civilized from the primal, obsessive survivalist. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
This has been the most anticipated of any Batman movie and possibly the most anxiously awaited film of the summer. Even before the tragic and untimely death of Heath Ledger this film was on everyone’s radar. My fear was that regardless if the film was ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Snitch (Matt Johnson)Hollywood Snitch (Matt Johnson)
Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) took the Batman series to a new level with The Dark Knight with an all-star cast, beautiful cinematography, and a meaningful story. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Hollywood Snitch (Matt Johnson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Batman Begins made a believer out of me. The blinders were lifted from my eyes, and I not only understood why a billionaire would transform himself into a bat-inspired superhero, but felt compassion toward both the man inside the costume and the Batman. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
THE DARK KNIGHT is the aptly named second installment in Christopher Nolan’s sublime retelling of the Batman story. The setting may be Gotham City, but the landscape is that of the unconscious, where archetypes roam unfettered by the restraints of the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Watertown Daily Times (Adam Tobias)Watertown Daily Times (Adam Tobias)
“The Dark Knight” couldn't possibly live up to all of the hype, could it? In most instances I try to do my best to prevent myself from getting too excited over the release of a film, because, let's be honest here, when you build something up too ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Watertown Daily Times (Adam Tobias)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
As Batman's archnemesis the Joker, played with murderous intensity by Heath Ledger, intones, "Why so serious?" "The Dark Knight" is as serious as a movie can get. Despite the movie's comic-book origins and popcorn-movie marketing, director ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
The Dark Knight is a masterpiece, easily the strongest effort in the history of its genre and one of the best movies of the decade. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Todd Hertz)Christianity Today (Todd Hertz)
Under the fun summer blockbuster sheen lives an unnerving, serious, complex and ambitious crime epic about three good men with the courage to stand against evil. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Christianity Today (Todd Hertz)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
This is the movie of my lifetime, your lifetime, everyone’s lifetime! And, let me warn you right now. Stuff is gonna blow up. Christian Bale is back as Bruce Wayne – a billionaire playboy who, by night, becomes a vigilante crime fighter known as ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
The Dark Knight succeeds as an action film, character study and metaphor for our own terrorism-obsessed time. Even the hoary device of suggesting a bond between the outcast hero and the outrageous criminal, misused in so many films, makes sense. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Dark Knight is epic, frightening, unforgettable, unstoppable, and every inch a classic Batman trial, brought to life with disquieting, mouth-slashing sincerity. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)
The reason that Ledger's performance is better is that it is more of a villain than Nicholson's was. If you don't see this in theatres then you will have missed out on one of the biggest films in history to hit the big screen. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
Nolan lets the film's spectacular action scenes seem like the natural consequences of the conflicts between characters, conflicts that build until Gotham becomes less a setting than a stage for a conflict between tortured good and contented chaos. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)
Quite simply, when you see The Dark Knight, you're going to realize how truly awful the first wave of Batman films were. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
I am impressed with the geek community (of which I am occasionally a part) for its ability to get excited -- frenzied, more like -- about The Dark Knight. Because the truth is, there isn't much in The Dark Knight that can properly be the subject of a ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
THE DARK KNIGHT is the aptly named second installment in Christopher Nolan’s sublime retelling of the Batman story. The setting may be Gotham City, but the landscape is that of the unconscious, where archetypes roam unfettered by the restraints of the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
There's just one thing wrong with The Dark Knight, part two of the revived Batman movie franchise: it may not get all of the credit it so richly deserves. The tragedy of Heath Ledger's early death last January, shortly after he'd finished portraying ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
The first misconception about "The Dark Knight" is that it’s a superhero movie. It’s not a superhero movie, or a crime drama either. It’s a horror movie — an epic one, and a great one. Madness and mutilation are on the menu, as well as ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Let us begin by shooting the giant elephant in the room: yes, Heath Ledger is actually that good, and people would still be saying he was that good even if he were alive. His work as the Joker is just about the finest imaginable, and one of the most ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)
To call "The Dark Knight" the greatest superhero movie ever made is an understatement of titanic proportions. And yet the film is so devoid of camp and superhero trappings, and is presented with such assured realism, that it hardly feels like a ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Can Magazine (Fred Topel)Can Magazine (Fred Topel)
The Dark Knight is the scariest movie I've seen in my adult life. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Can Magazine (Fred Topel)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Denver PostThe Denver Post
Artful "Knight" takes a plunge to the dark side ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Denver Post
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
Bale is back in a role that fits him like a glove--the perfect Batman and suave Bruce Wayne. Fans can also take comfort that Morgan Freeman, as scientist Lucius, and Michael Caine, as loyal butler Alfred, are both back along with Oldman whose role as Lt. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Heath Ledger died too young, leaving behind performances as faceted, brilliant and few as a handful of diamonds. His final gem is no less radiant for being pitch black — an outrageous and lip-smackingly creepy portrayal of the Joker in Christopher ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
In case you haven't already noticed, 2008 has been an exceptional year for superhero movies. It started with “Iron Man,” inarguably one of the best movies ever made based on a comic book character. That was followed by the very entertaining reboot ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pick your adjective. They all apply to "The Dark Knight" and to the late Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker. As the arch-villain says to a mobster, "This town needs a better class of criminal, and I'm gonna give it to them." But the movie is ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
The whole thing would be worthwhile if for nothing else than the late Ledger's brilliant and creepy performance as the unhinged, deranged villain. Hopefully, his achievement will be remembered when film-award season comes around. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)
This film is sure to surpass your wildest expectations. The summer film that is sure to be unforgettable and leave you craving for more. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
Everything you've heard is true...brilliant. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
A product of these troubled times, the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins includes nods to terrorism, domestic surveillance and even sanctioned torture. But one of its greatest feats is to capture our collective anxiety over the resurgent politics of hope. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
Shouldn't Nolan, marvellous as his directing here is, be creating original films rather than rebooting and retooling franchise fare? ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sky Movies (Rob Daniel)Sky Movies (Rob Daniel)
The first five-star blockbuster of the year has arrived, and in style. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Sky Movies (Rob Daniel)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
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. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
"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." ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for culturevulture.net (Sura Wood)culturevulture.net (Sura Wood)
... 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. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at culturevulture.net (Sura Wood)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FilmJudge (David Mercier)FilmJudge (David Mercier)
Batman/Bruce Wayne (Bale) has a new villain to deal with. The Joker (Ledger) has grown tired of robbing mobsters of their cash, and decides to unite Gotham City's criminals against a common enemy - Batman. Gotham also has a new hero in the shape of ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at FilmJudge (David Mercier)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Eye for Film (Scott Macdonald)Eye for Film (Scott Macdonald)
Believe the hype. The Dark Knight improves on Batman Begins considerably - it darkens the tone to something bleak and often nightmarish. So much so, the story's black humour probably won't be revealed until the second viewing. Mine will be soon. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Eye for Film (Scott Macdonald)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies UK (Orlando Parfitt)IGN Movies UK (Orlando Parfitt)
The Dark Knight is so thrillingly-executed, primeval and exhilarating, it will forever sear itself into your consciousness. It might also be the most intelligent blockbuster movie ever made. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at IGN Movies UK (Orlando Parfitt)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Trend (Stephen Silver)The Trend (Stephen Silver)
Batman and Robin it ain't; it's hard to believe "The Dark Knight" and Joel Schumacher's infamous camp extravaganza even came from the same universe, let alone the same franchise. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Trend (Stephen Silver)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
This is without a doubt the best -- and most important -- picture of the year. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tsunami Magazine (Clint Morris)Tsunami Magazine (Clint Morris)
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. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Tsunami Magazine (Clint Morris)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)
a riveting piece of work that will have us all mourning Ledger's loss but smacking our lips for a third entry ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reno News & Review (Bob Grimm)Reno News & Review (Bob Grimm)
Finally, major praise is due to Mr. Christian Bale—who now gets my vote for the all-time greatest costumed crime fighter performances. Better then Christopher Reeve. Better than Tobey Maguire. Nolan and Bale have made something Shakespearean out of the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Reno News & Review (Bob Grimm)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chico News & Review (Meredith J. Cooper)Chico News & Review (Meredith J. Cooper)
In The Dark Knight, The Joker (Heath Ledger, in the final full film before his death) and Gotham City’s new DA, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), are just as important in this film as Batman/Bruce Wayne, played once again by Christian Bale. That’s because ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Chico News & Review (Meredith J. Cooper)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chico News & Review (Meredith J. Cooper)Chico News & Review (Meredith J. Cooper)
The Joker here, aside from being a murderous bank robber and all-around freak, serves as a sort of intermediary between Batman and Gotham City’s mob world. Loyal to no one, The Joker thrives on chaos and upsetting the natural order of things. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Chico News & Review (Meredith J. Cooper)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
When's the last time a movie made you gasp? Truly startled you into sitting up and shutting up, obedient to the screen and the screen alone? Better yet, when’s the last time a big fat summer blockbuster provoked that response, and not with spectacle ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
With the performance, the feather in the cap of a too short career, it's something special altogether, and one of the best movies of the year. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Poetry Review (Mitchell Warren)Miami Poetry Review (Mitchell Warren)
Nevertheless, these are all little quibbles about a solid movie. The Dark Knight is the best traditional good vs. evil comic book film ever made, even if some independent features have come closer to capturing the definitive comic book essence. Be ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Miami Poetry Review (Mitchell Warren)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
The Dark Knight is quite simply the greatest film of its genre. The Nolan brothers have created a superhero movie that works on every level. The Dark Knight does not disappoint. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
Nolan told reporters recently that he had trepidations about doing a Batman sequel, citing The Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather Part 2 as examples of the very select group of films that exceed the quality of the original. With The Dark Knight he ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
There aren't enough superlatives to describe the eagerly anticipated sequel to "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan ("The Prestige," "Insomnia," "Memento," "Following"). ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.comefilmcritic.com
In 2005 Christopher Nolan reinvented the Batman movie franchise with Batman Begins by stepping beyond the usual cornball affair of the super hero genre and delving deep into the psyche of the man behind the mask as well as the city that created him. With ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at efilmcritic.com
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
When you consider that it is based on a property that has been enormously popular throughout the world for over seven decades, is the direct sequel to a hugely popular film that was a hit with both critics and audiences, serves as the latest entry in the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Thanks to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, I now believe that cinematic perfection may one day be attained. I had previously long ruled out this notion; after all, for a movie to be “perfect,” then wouldn’t it need to tackle every genre, ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Sheldon A. Wiebe)Eclipse Magazine (Sheldon A. Wiebe)
The Dark Knight is worth your ten bucks [twelve-fifty in much of Canada] a dozen times over. It is a film to be experienced rather than merely viewed; a film to be savoured. You can’t say that about many films at any time of the year. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sheldon A. Wiebe)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
I don’t know where Nolan keeps his stash of stupendous Batman conclusions, but, much like “Begins,” “Knight” ends on a salivating note of promise for the assured third installment, sending our hero off conflicted yet perfectly repurposed for a ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
All in all, though, these are fairly niggling complaints. "The Dark Knight" isn't perfect, but no film really is, or could be. Still, while someone, someday might make a better superhero movie, the bar has been set very, very high. "The Dark Knight" ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Comingsoon.net
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
And then there's the uniformly stellar acting from the ensemble cast, be it Bale, Oldman, Eckhart, Michael Caine as Alfred, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Maggie Gyllenhaal (taking over from Katie Holmes) as Rachel Dawes or, making the best of smallish ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CBC.ca Arts CBC.ca Arts
Heath Ledger owns the screen as the villainous Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at CBC.ca Arts
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
What this super-interesting sequel exemplifies is a basic tenet of drama: the hero is only as good as his antagonist. The degree of challenge that must be overcome defines the person, the power, the conviction, you name it. Further to the good, a script ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Spejdende ud over gotiske Gothams nattehimmel forlod vi for tre år siden den kappeklædte hævner, som har fascineret os i årtier – men som først for nylig lukkede os helt ind under sin maske. Udover at genoplive Batmans skrantende filmkarriere på ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Box Office ProphetsBox Office Prophets
Still, The Dark Knight is another outstanding manifestation of Bob Kane's original comic book. The filmmakers and cast truly believe in this material and approach it seriously and intelligently. When I reviewed Batman Begins, I wrote, "...they got it ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Box Office Prophets
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Picking up shortly after Batman Begins, The Dark Knight opens with costumed criminal The Joker (Heath Ledger) executing a daring heist that nets him a stash of mob money. Naturally, this angers Gotham's criminal fraternity (including Eric Roberts as Sal ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for
The film's intensity and wit is established from the very first scene. It involves a bank robbery where surprises lurk for the gunmen every three minutes. And throughout the film, there are scenes that develop in totally unexpected ways when you ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Beyond HollywoodBeyond Hollywood
What more could you want? ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Beyond Hollywood
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
A must-see for Ledger alone, but there's more to it than that. If anything, the film is a grim portrait of our own paranoia, sense of hopelessness and selfishness. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Black Flix (Laurence Washington)Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
Although “The Dark Knight” is another of this summer’s many comic book entries, it’s definitely not a comic-book-movie for kids. Rather, it’s a grim and complex thriller where the boundaries of good and evil become easily ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
Nolan and company did such an incredible job with this and tied up all the loose ends so well, that it's hard to fathom what they could do and where they could go with a 3rd film. I sincerely hope there isn't another Batman film. You can't top perfection. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Forget comic books for a second, as an action/crime/drama alone, THE DARK KNIGHT was a superior effort on every plane. And toss BATMAN, THE JOKER and TWO-FACE into the mix - all played for real - managing to WORK within such a grounded setting - and you ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
I've written quite a bit so far, but I could easily sum up The Dark Knight in four words: Best Superhero Movie Ever. It's just that simple. And the film ends on a surprising and intriguing note - one that I never expected, but which paves the way for a ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tolucan Times (Tony Medley)Tolucan Times (Tony Medley)
Despite the long running time, this is a slam-bang, edge of your seat thriller that pits a doubting, dubious Batman (Christian Bale) against The Joker (the late Heath Ledger). Added to the mix is District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), a, loyal, ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Tolucan Times (Tony Medley)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
The Dark Knight packs in at least two films worth of action, suspense, spectacle, horror, and nuanced social commentary. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore City Paper (Cole Haddon)Baltimore City Paper (Cole Haddon)
With The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan delivers not only a jaw-dropping superhero epic but also one of the best crime dramas of the millennium. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Baltimore City Paper (Cole Haddon)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
This is not merely a Batman movie. It is not merely a comic-book movie. It is not merely gripping summer entertainment. It is, with Wall-E, one of the two best mainstream films to be released all year and far and away the most hypnotic chiller. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
See The Dark Knight and you're guaranteed an exceptionally dark night at the cinema. You'll also see the finest superhero movie in years - no joke. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Deadbolt (Brian Tallerico)The Deadbolt (Brian Tallerico)
A masterpiece of good and evil with Oscar-worthy performances and technical accomplishments that has the potential to impact the genre more than any film since Christopher Reeve put on red tights. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Deadbolt (Brian Tallerico)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
Nolan doesn’t shy away from spectacle however, keeping his shots wider than the last outing, even opting to shoot some scenes in the gloriously brilliant IMAX format. But just as spectacle is not forgotten, Nolan does not shy away from keeping the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Paste Magazine (Robert Davis)Paste Magazine (Robert Davis)
Nolan not only raises the bar for superhero movies, again, but also presses a summer full of comic-book movies under the heel of an impressive bat boot. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Paste Magazine (Robert Davis)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Ledger's Joker sports greasy, green-tinged hair and a permanent slouch. It's as if he had bad posture as a kid and things only got worse from there. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)
Nolan's sequel surpasses the original with an intense, disturbing masterpiece. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
With only three short words comprising the film's enigmatic title, it also boasts three epic claims to fame: the role of a lifetime for the late Heath Ledger, one of the best films of 2008 and one of the greatest superhero films of all time. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (Mark Dinning)Empire Magazine (Mark Dinning)
The hero is a billionaire industrialist who likes to beat people up. The only good cop in the city employs dishonest ones. The psychotic terrorist torturing civilians and chopping up criminals… Well, he’s just about the most charismatic character ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Empire Magazine (Mark Dinning)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Iron Man and even more so The Dark Knight move the genre into deeper waters. They realize, as some comic-book readers instinctively do, that these stories touch on deep fears, traumas, fantasies and hopes. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com (Rebecca Murray)About.com (Rebecca Murray)
The Dark Knight is a brilliant follow-up to Batman Begins ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Nolan hasn't simply made a popcorn movie for brainiacs. He's an increasingly self-assured director of action sequences. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Remarkable for it's visionary thematic sprawl... and unforgettable for the individual performance of a single actor. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Rex Reed)New York Observer (Rex Reed)
The Dark Knight is insurmountable fun. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daily Telegraph (Mark Lee)Daily Telegraph (Mark Lee)
It's one of this year's most haunting cinematic experiences. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Daily Telegraph (Mark Lee)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Nolan paints an inky portrait of a city falling apart, and in a movie rife with two-faced masquerading freaks, the Joker is merely the least conflicted of the bunch. Ledger's work is improbably droll, impossibly creepy, meticulously detailed. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
Twisted, tortured, terrifying -- and terrific. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Frank Lovece)Film Journal International (Frank Lovece)
Takes the expectations attached to superhero movies and subverts and reverses them in unexpected ways. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Film Journal International (Frank Lovece)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Ledger slips into the purple suit as if it were an animal skin for a primal, archetypal dance...Nolan's richly realized adaptation of a modern American mythology fulfills our faith in the material and its interpreters. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Total Film ()Total Film ()
Let it be said that [Ledger's is] such a fearless, fierce, menacing turn that comparisons with Jack Nicholson don't come into it. This is the definitive Joker. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Total Film ()
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)
With The Dark Knight Nolan has crafted what may be the greatest superhero film to date. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for AfterElton.com (Brian Juergens)AfterElton.com (Brian Juergens)
From its grim palette to its wonderfully eerie score, a departure from what Hollywood has always told us a superhero film should be ... Complex, unsettling, and rewarding. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at AfterElton.com (Brian Juergens)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
To see it is to understand that Nolan and his co-writer brother Jonathan saw a chance to go deeper into familiar characters and mythology, a chance to meditate on darker-than-usual themes that have implications for the way we live now. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Michael Dance)The Cinema Source (Michael Dance)
Squaring off the best-ever Batman and the best-ever Joker would've been enough, but director Nolan sticks them inside an ensemble crime saga that should make Scorsese proud. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Cinema Source (Michael Dance)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Sensational, grandly sinister and not for the kids, "The Dark Knight" elevates pulp to a very high level. Heath Ledger's Joker takes it higher still, and the 28-year-old actor's death earlier this year of an accidental overdose lends the film ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Consequences. In real life, these ramifications emanate from every action like ripples from a stone thrown into a pond. Often in movies, especially those that feature characters who don't play by the rules, such penalties are suspended. However, in ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
I have no idea if Ledger will win the Oscar next year. James Dean didn't. However both men left us, albeit too soon, with performances that will endure forever. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)
My question is can a third episode -- one lacking the unforgettable, superlative performance of Heath Ledger -- possibly top the magnificence of The Dark Knight? I predict a very interesting Oscars next year. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)
There's a sense of daring in this explosive Batman film, in which we constantly feel on edge, aware of the impending risks and that there is something to lose......A stupendous performance by the late Heath Ledger ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
A dark, ambitious, mature and gritty crime saga the likes of which Michael Mann or Martin Scorsese would be proud to call their own. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
One nervy blend of top entertainment and thoughtful character study. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Whatever trepidations Ledger may have had about taking on such an iconic role, he blows past them brilliantly, carrying The Dark Knight along with him. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Justin Chang)Variety (Justin Chang)
Having memorably explored the Caped Crusader’s origins in “Batman Begins,” director Christopher Nolan puts all of Gotham City under a microscope in “The Dark Knight,” the enthralling second installment of his bold, bracing and altogether heroic ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Variety (Justin Chang)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Nihilistic, imaginative and emotionally gratifying, The Dark Knight is in many ways a groundbreaking triumph, and perhaps the best superhero film to date. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
As much as this is Ledger's movie, that should not diminish the notable accomplishments of other key cast members. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)
Walking out to your own city's streets afterward, you'll likely have a "Hey, this isn't Gotham!" moment. It's a level of transportation that no cackling, Kool Aid-colored villain could achieve, but it's what every comic book fan truly wants. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
The Dark Knight is an emotional rollercoaster extending from the characters portrayed on screen to the audience sitting comfortably as they watch an inexplicable series of events unfold. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (B. Alan Orange)MovieWeb (B. Alan Orange)
Should you see "The Dark Knight"? Should you pee when you have to go really bad? The answer to both questions is, "Yes!" ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at MovieWeb (B. Alan Orange)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Did we Batman fans ever really know how scary the Joker could be? We sure thought we did. Alan Moore... yeah, he wrote a pretty scary Joker story once. Frank Miller too. Mark Hamill had his share of creepy moments during the groundbreaking animated ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Dark, grim, haunting and inventive, Dark Knight is nothing short of brilliant, representing Chris Nolan's most accomplished and mature work to date and the best and scariest comic-hero adaptation you're likely to see this summer, perhaps the whole year. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for E! Online (Alex Markerson)E! Online (Alex Markerson)
It's almost unfair to call The Dark Knight a sequel. Director Christopher Nolan has crafted a Batman film of such devastating impact, it practically obliterates the memory of its predecessors—including Nolan's own Batman Begins. When we last left ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at E! Online (Alex Markerson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
The Dark Knight is an unbridled masterpiece; a dark and gloomy commentary on the state of our country today. Filmed in blacks and dark blues, there are only occasional rays of hope as Batman takes on Gotham’s latest batch of evil. Yet there is a ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bloody Disgusting (Brad Miska)Bloody Disgusting (Brad Miska)
The Dark Knight is not only the best film I have seen this year, but quite possibly the best superhero movie ever made. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Bloody Disgusting (Brad Miska)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Twitch ("The Visitor")Twitch ("The Visitor")
Here’s the truth: The Dark Knight belongs to Heath Ledger. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Twitch ("The Visitor")
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
The most brilliantly complex, perfectly paced, nerve-jangling, moral-wrangling film ever based on a graphically detailed literary work and, dare I say, one of the most important American films to be made in years. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
There is no other way to put this: The Dark Knight is bloody brillant ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
It's still too long, especially for a comic-book movie. But with Ledger's last performance director Nolan was blessed with the gift of light. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Ledger's mesmerizingly damaged agent provocateur is the film's dark heart, a presence so malevolently unpredictable that it remains palpable even when he's not on screen. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Critic Doctor (Peter Sobczynski)Critic Doctor (Peter Sobczynski)
A great work of contemporary cinema and easily the most artistically significant film ever made to ever inspire its own fast-food pizza tie-in. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Critic Doctor (Peter Sobczynski)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelzChannel (Thomas Leupp)ReelzChannel (Thomas Leupp)
Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated follow-up to Batman Begins lives up to the hype -- and occasionally surpasses it. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at ReelzChannel (Thomas Leupp)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.80 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
...even if Ledger hadn't died, critics and audiences alike would still be buzzing about the star's turn as The Joker. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
It's finally here. Yes, IT. The Dark Knight. The movie that (if you're a Net nerd of any kind) is rumored to cure cancer, stop world hunger, and bring about the end of every war in every country. I kid, I kid but yes, the latest installment of ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)
The Dark Knight is the best adult superhero film of all time. This is heavy, violent and evil with the Joker proving to be the perfect anarchist villain to Batman’s dark knight. For such a fantasy, it is amazing how director Christopher Nolan can make ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Screen InternationalScreen International
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight stands poised to leave a substantial summer footprint, both commercially and critically. Batman has long been a top-shelf comic property, and with fans now familiar with this series' new players, widescale embrace ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Screen International
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Clearly, one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, "The Dark Knight" is certainly nothing like the superhero movies we've seen so far, which means it might take some time for fans of Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" to get their head around ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Comingsoon.net
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...a movie that fulfills the promise of the best Hollywood movies in that it offers us transport to an alternate yet recognizable reality. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to 2005’s Batman Begins, which reboot a franchise struggling after the abysmal Batman & Robin, The Dark Knight is a complex but highly entertaining that resembles a crime drama rather than a “superhero movie”. And ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)
There's more than a bit of "Saw's" Jigsaw in this Joker, who delights in forcing people into killing to save themselves (he targets one public figure by stating he'll blow up a hospital if someone doesn't kill the guy in the next 60 minutes). The late ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Director Christopher Nolan, who cowrote this dense, dark story with brother Jonathan, has taken the comic book super hero movie onto another plateau...Post 9/11 themes dominate... ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Heart 106.2 ()Heart 106.2 ()
It's excellent. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Heart 106.2 ()
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for RevolutionSF (Jay Willson)RevolutionSF (Jay Willson)
Taking what Batman Begins did to re-establish Batman in the world of cinema, The Dark Knight focuses on the world that surrounds Batman, and his place within it. Featuring Oscar-worthy performances, screenwriting and direction, it is a runaway bullet ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at RevolutionSF (Jay Willson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
If anything The Dark Knight is a great example of why the Batman needs a Robin. Yeah, that's heresy in the world as created by Nolan but, short of a three word respite exactly 90 minutes in, The Dark Knight is so damned dark and heavy that it is almost ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Matt Pais)Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
In times of fear and chaos, who will lead? Who can we trust? "The Dark Knight" takes comic book danger and drapes it over the real world, anchored by a Caped Crusader who won't quit and a demon who appears capable of anything, with neither actually ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Our comic-book-movie culture is 30 years old (it kicked off in 1978, with the Christopher Reeve Superman), and in those three decades of speed and light and destruction, of well-coiffed demigods in bodysuits zipping through the air and shimmying up ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
It could be the bleakest big-budget adventure since Blade Runner tanked on release near the dawn of the Reagan era. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Nolan has shot The Dark Knight with the utmost confidence, and with a gleefully morbid sense of fun that prevents it from becoming oppressively bleak. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Jim Pappas)The Trades (Jim Pappas)
What’s your motivation? That is a question asked of actors about their roles, and it is the question at the heart of “The Dark Knight,” an exciting and violent new film featuring the next to last cinematic performance by the late Heath Ledger. In ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Trades (Jim Pappas)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (R.J. Carter)The Trades (R.J. Carter)
If you're looking to take the kids to a four-color action movie where an optimistic superhero thwarts a would-be world conqueror, "The Dark Knight" is not -- repeat, not -- the film you want to see. It's bleak, it's violent, it's dark, it's scary, and, ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Trades (R.J. Carter)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
Over the last few years, Warner Bros. has botched just about every opportunity of bringing DC’s stable of superheroes to the big screen, but the one thing they did get right was hiring Christopher Nolan to reboot the Batman franchise. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
This comic-book movie is more disturbing, and has more freakish power, than anything else I've seen all year ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Probably one of the better comic book stories filmed, even if flawed when overreaching its pop-culture limits for something more dark, more arty and out of its realm. Batman was my comic book of choice as a youngster, and I'm happy to see it has finally ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Of course, we're supposed to see through the playboy posturing to Wayne's inner Hamlet. But Bale is overshadowed both on and off the screen by a ghost named Heath Ledger, whose doubly haunting performance ensures that "The Dark Knight" will shine when we ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
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. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Triple j (Marc Fennell)Triple j (Marc Fennell)
Back in 2005, a largely UK cast & crew of (including director Christopher Nolan, and actors Christian Bale, Micheal Caine, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson) gave us Batman Begins, the movie that did the impossible: It took the cheesy, ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Triple j (Marc Fennell)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
It is hard to imagine a more anticipated movie this year than Dark Knight. Not even Indiana Jones had the buzz felt worldwide for this superhero crime drama. With Ledger's passing, and the stories told of the madness that this film might have driven ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)
This film will go from just being another summer film to being unforgettable. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat – "The Dark Knight" is one of the best comic book movies ever made. From the acting to the directing to the script, it delivers on every front. Batman fans and movie fans alike are going to love it. On ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Comingsoon.net
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
One of the most anticipated movies of the year is now upon us and I'm just here to assure everyone of one thing - everything you have heard about "The Dark Knight" is absolutely, 100% true. This is an outstanding movie from beginning to end. Right from ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
While this summer’s batch of superhero movies will likely be tagged into one lump genre, consider the diversity of styles: “Iron Man” as lighthearted action bonanza, “The Incredible Hulk” as monster movie, “Hellboy II” as inventive fantasy, ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)
The Dark Knight is a complex and violent tale of clashing egos. The disturbed verses the disturbing. And in the title, underline the word dark. Add an asterisk. Italicize dark's font. Make it bold and bigger. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for
Despite several genuine flaws, the film works splendidly as a Batman story, an action drama, and an intelligent and thoughtful adult entertainment. That it's merely one of the best films of the year and not the greatest movie ever made is no shame. By ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)
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. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Coco Forsythe)Future Movies (Coco Forsythe)
I think the last time I was this excited about a film was at the screening of Return of the King and that was at a perfectly normal cinema. This is Batman! On IMAX! And as we all know, Christopher Nolan filmed some sequences actually on an IMAX camera to ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Future Movies (Coco Forsythe)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The Dark Knight is such a moody, dramatic, dead-serious affair that it feels more like a noirish crime thriller than a superhero movie. Everything in the movie is played straight and aimed at grown-ups (or at least older kids). There is no geeky joy in ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Michael Machosky)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Michael Machosky)
Of all the comic books to make the leap into movies, Batman probably has the most to live up to. The latest version offers the top director (Christopher Nolan), the best actor (Christian Bale) and the most momentum, coming on the heels of the startlingly ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Michael Machosky)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
"The Dark Knight" stands poised to dominate the box office this weekend, for reasons that it's hard to feel completely good about. The movie has its built-in comic-book audience, of course, but also a joker in the hole: a TMZ culture fixated on ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Kyle Smith)New York Post (Kyle Smith)
The highest praise I can give a superhero movie is that it makes me forget about its 10-cent-comic-book soul. "The Dark Knight," unlike its superior predecessor, has some absurdly improbable scheming and sputtering one-liners. It also lacks the chord of ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
As everyone starts to get it that hybrid is the way to go in an overused planet depleted of its resources, the same may definitely hold true for the increasing creatively bankrupt cookie cutter blockbusters, if The Dark Knight is any indication. Here the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
Nolan has shown a new way to tell a superhero story, and it may turn out to be the only way to tell a story about heroes in this troublingly amoral time. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
They don’t make superhero franchises much darker than this. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)
“To them, you’re just a freak — like me,” the Joker tells Batman in “The Dark Knight.” The alienated Batman finds it difficult to disagree. He takes a fierce stance in favor of untruth, surveillance and (but?) the American way. “Batman has ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The New York TimesThe New York Times
He's just a clown in black velvet, but he's also some kind of masterpiece. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at The New York Times
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
The Dark Knight is the first one to ignore all reason and simply let out a giant, sustained howl of rage and pain. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Courier Mail (Australia) (Des Partridge)Courier Mail (Australia) (Des Partridge)
The Dark Knight illuminates courtesy of Ledger's brilliant interpretation of the madman. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Courier Mail (Australia) (Des Partridge)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FILMINK (Australia) (Pauline Adamek)FILMINK (Australia) (Pauline Adamek)
Christian Bale is magnificent as the tortured hero, but the movie belongs to its freaky villain. Some sentimentality might colour your appreciation of the late Heath Ledger’s Joker who, while rivetting, could have been more menacing. Although far ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at FILMINK (Australia) (Pauline Adamek)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)
"You complete me," coos Heath Ledger's scabrous white-caked Joker. The target of his affections? Christian Bale's Batman, of course, a born brooder who'd sooner crack skulls than quips. The line may be a gag -- a snide appropriation of Tom Cruise's ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
See this one on the biggest screen you can (IMAX, ideally), and experience both the magic of top-notch technical filmmaking and the bittersweet pleasure of watching a young actor, gone too soon, giving a performance that won't be forgotten. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
We also get a minor blink-and-you-miss-him return of Cillian Murphy as The Scarecrow again at the very start of the film. Although we do get to see Murphy in traditional Scarecrow burlap-sack mask at last, neither of Murphy’s appearances here or in ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Hot Button (David Poland)Hot Button (David Poland)
The Dark Knight is a terrific film. And though it is an effort to be a retro, high quality crime drama in a cape and cowl, in looking back, it is looking forward and breaking new ground. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Hot Button (David Poland)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
"The Dark Knight" is better than you have heard and as good as you had hoped. The late Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker is so iconic it will stand the test of time. It will have to, since no one will dare to play the character again during this ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)
Were films judged solely by the emotive impact of their first and final images... The Dark Knight would be a masterpiece. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)
...we can have not just good comic book movies, but amazing comic book movies. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Ireland Film Ireland
The Dark Knight might just walk away with the title of the year's best as well. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Film Ireland
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Nick Nunziata)CHUD (Nick Nunziata)
The film is quite special but where some films can weather extraneous or padded scenes, The Dark Knight has some distracting bloat to it which keeps it out of masterpiece territory. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at CHUD (Nick Nunziata)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)
The movie may fall shy of greatness, but that's not for lack of trying. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
thanks to an atypically meaty screenplay, this might very well be the best superhero movie of all time, and is the only film in this genre that is so well crafted that it deserves some serious respect when Oscar season rolls around next year. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
We've had superhero movies that want to be taken seriously, and a few that even deserve it. But The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's second installment of the reinvented Batman franchise, is a different, daunting kind of creature. It may be the first ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the blanket of bland we call summer movies. The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's absolute stunner of a follow-up to 2005's Batman Begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comic-book movie. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
If the excitement of a new Batman movie wasn’t enough to propel fan intrigue, the untimely death of Heath Ledger as the joker in The Dark Knight set the internet blogs and TV talk shows on fire. Speculation is no longer a viable commodity with The Dark ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for NPR (Bob Mondello)NPR (Bob Mondello)
An explosively provocative [film]. ... Exhilaratingly straightforward action sequences matched by moral complexity of a sort not usually associated with comic-book movie franchises. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at NPR (Bob Mondello)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies Schmovies! (Kevin Farley)Movies Schmovies! (Kevin Farley)
A couple of minor loose ends and wish-I-woulda-seen-that-happen moments aside, it’s a near-perfect summer movie that manages to catapult itself out of its genre limitations and conventions with a surprising ferocity. Nolan fans will be pleased, Batman ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Movies Schmovies! (Kevin Farley)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies Schmovies! (John "Mervius" Murray)Movies Schmovies! (John "Mervius" Murray)
But I'm more than happy - giddy, in fact - to report that The Dark Knight is a solid follow-up to Batman Begins. I hope that Ledger's death doesn't overshadow the film's other significant virtues by drawing too much attention to the Joker. Really, the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Movies Schmovies! (John "Mervius" Murray)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
The Dark Knight is a good -- not great -- superhero movie that crams as many ideas into its 2 1/2 hours as it can and still be considered a summer action picture. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Among this summer's action films, Dark Knight is easily the best in show. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
The first-ever comic-book-inspired epic, Nolan's sequel blows right past "Batman Begins"—and every other superhero movie ever made—to decimate all preconceived notions about just how accomplished these types of films can be. Impeccably acted, morally ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
"You complete me," coos Heath Ledger's scabrous white-caked Joker. The target of his affections? Christian Bale's Batman, of course, a born brooder who'd sooner crack skulls than quips. The line may be a gag -- a snide appropriation of Tom Cruise's ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Jam! Movies
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Freed from the confines of an origin story, director Christopher Nolan lets loose with an intense, challenging, flawed and, yes, dark vision of Gotham under siege, featuring an unforgettable final performance by Heath Ledger as the clown prince of crime. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Heath Ledger is a genuinely scary Batman villain, and The Dark Knight is dark, indeed. Dark and lovely. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
An obvious improvement over its immediate predecessor, The Dark Knight is a sprawling epic that admittedly does suffer from some of the same problems as Batman Begins (ie overlength) yet there's little doubt that the movie manages to hold the viewer in ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
The Dark Knight is still a near flawless example of superhero cinema with marvelous performances, a top notch script, and direction that aims for a more adult audience. It simply doesn't fail to hit its mark. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Scott Foundas)Village Voice (Scott Foundas)
The Dark Knight [sounds] like heavy stuff -- and it is. But I should add that Nolan also delivers the goods, from an opening bank heist a la Michael Mann to a climactic episode of vehicular mayhem a la William Friedkin. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Village Voice (Scott Foundas)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (Lee Grant)San Diego Union-Tribune (Lee Grant)
The Dark Knight is ahead of the curve, dense and demanding, an art film on a grand scale. It won't make you smile, but it will make you ponder this mesmerizing experience. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (Lee Grant)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Nights and Weekends (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)Nights and Weekends (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)
The Dark Knight is a stunning sequel, filled with twists and turns and head-spinning thrills. And when it’s all over, you’ll be left in a fog of euphoric exhaustion. But there’s just so much going on in this film that it’s hard (if not ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Nights and Weekends (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
What this super-interesting sequel exemplifies is a basic tenet of drama: the hero is only as good as his antagonist. The degree of challenge that must be overcome defines the person, the power, the conviction, you name it. Further to the good, a script ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Rafer Guzman)Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
It's a comic-book movie, but it's also a dark and highly complex drama. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Word of mouth on “The Dark Knight” has been building for months. The inevitable “Heath Ledger memorial” edition of Entertainment Weekly hadn’t even hit newsstands before talk began circulating about his bravura performance as the Joker. Rumors ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Everything about this is wrong. It’s wrong that Heath Ledger is dead, that he’s gone and will give us no more like this, a performance that is so heartstoppingly, terrifyingly authentic that it barely seems like performance. It’s wrong that ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)
From the start, it drags us down to the fiery pits of Gotham's anarchic hell and never lets us up for air; it is a bruising, unrelenting slice of sensory overload, a captivating spectacle as likely to dazzle the eyes as fray the nerves. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
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. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)
The Dark Knight resounds with a throbbing topical undercurrent, its superficially good-versus-evil setup slowly revealed to be a complex examination of the ways in which democracies can, and must, combat zealotry. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
As I write this, it's just been announced that The Dark Knight has broken the box office record for an opening weekend by taking in $155 million dollars. I am assuming that a lot of the interest in the film is due to the death of Heath Ledger and the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
The first-ever comic-book-inspired epic, Nolan's sequel blows right past "Batman Begins"—and every other superhero movie ever made—to decimate all preconceived notions about just how accomplished these types of films can be. Impeccably acted, morally ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
If the much-anticipated The Dark Knight doesn’t knock the socks off audiences, it won’t be because the film’s director, cast, cinematographer, costume and set designers, its two Oscar-winning composers, etc., didn’t produce a cinematic ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for musicOMH.com (Anton Bitel)musicOMH.com (Anton Bitel)
Every generation gets the Batman it deserves. The television series and movie spin-off of the mid-sixties was pure camp comedy dressed in a pop-art colour scheme. Tim Burton's cinematic revamping of the late eighties was all gothic style (and little ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at musicOMH.com (Anton Bitel)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Critics often complain that moral confrontations in films have been reduced to comic book terms. In Christopher Nolan’s extraordinary The Dark Knight, that’s still the case, yet it’s not a reason for complaint. Moral conflict in comic book terms, ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Windy City Times (Richard Knight)Windy City Times (Richard Knight)
A sinister epic that manages to turn its pulp, comic book source into complex and thrilling art for the masses. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Windy City Times (Richard Knight)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Christopher Nolan wanted to make an action movie that was different from other action movies -- darker, more twisted, more despairing, more bleak -- and he has mostly succeeded in this latest Batman installment. He can thank Ledger for a lot of that. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Christopher Nolan had rebooted a flailing franchise. However, when The Dark Knight, the first of the series not to feature the Batman name in the title, went into production, many expected it to be good, but few would have predicted it to be the ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
A superior sequel, remarkable for its blend of serious themes and crowd-pleasing action, with a performance by Heath Ledger that's a memorable coda to a career cut far too short. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
So overall I enjoyed The Dark Knight. It was one of the better superhero movies I've seen, although still not the best I've seen. It was overly long, much like the last one, and if it had been shortened by maybe 30 minutes and the pacing kept up, it ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Dark Knight, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
I previously have had my own auteurist doubts about Mr. Nolan's work, but after The Dark Knight, I may have to rethink my past reservations about Mr. Nolan's place in the 21st-century cinema. ...read the complete Dark Knight movie review at New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
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by ryan on January 27, 2009 Ogden, Utah
I thought this one was a really great movie I used to watch all of the old Batman and thought they were so awesome, but the way that they're making them now is unbelievable. My favorite character out of Batman is the Joker in all of the previous ...
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One of the best superhero movies ever made.
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by cory on February 06, 2009 Ogden, Utah
Many people credit this movie's success to its fantastic actors, but this movie would have gotten nowhere without the ingenious and somewhat twisted minds of the Nolans. Evidence of this can be found in the first Batman flick, which is just as ...
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Best movie of 2008.
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by jared on January 20, 2009 American Fork, Utah
Personally, I thought this movie had all the elements of a great super hero movie. Nothing was unrealistic, acting was superb, action didn't take away from the plot and meaning of the movie, and so on. ...
4.00
Very Good
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by darin on January 22, 2009 North Salt Lake, Utah
In looking at the past Batman movies, this one has to rank up there. There are just a few things that didn't really seam to click with me. I didn't understand the voice of Batman. It seamed like sometimes he was in the deep voice and sometimes ...
3.00
Loved it!
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by marc on February 13, 2009 Brentwood, Tennessee
Great show! I'm still undecided as to which one was better the first one (the remake) or this one. I'm probably going to have to go with Dark Knight since the acting from Heath Ledger was probably one of the best I have seen in a very long ...
4.00
Batman Fan
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by Geminga on January 15, 2009 Roy, Utah
This was a great movie. Heath did a wonderful job as the Joker. While the movie is longer, or aleast feels longer than most it is a good story that keeps your interest. If you are a comic book fan, you will enjoy this movie. ...
3.00
Good Sequel
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by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
I have to say that I enjoyed this movie far better than the first one. I don't know why movies think that they need to get the entire origin story in a film. That's just not for good entertainment. We need action and this one brings ...
4.00
Couldn't Agree More
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by Scott on January 23, 2009 Clearfield, Utah
By far the best action hero movie made to date. Great Story, Great Acting, Great everything. This one will be in my collection for years to come. ...
4.00
Awesome, but not as good as the first.
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by ben on January 26, 2009 Roy, Utah
Like most people, I agree that The Dark Knight is a sweet movie, and I can't really think of anything bad to say about it. Having said that, I don't think it's an improvement over Batman Begins. If I had to compare the two, I'd say ...
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by Geminga January 19, 2009 02:46 PM MST
Great Movie
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Dark Knight, The (2008) Reviews
Dark Knight, The (2008)

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Dark Knight, The (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Dark Knight, The (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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