Batman: The Dark Knight is Just Plain…Dark
And I’m pretty confident that ”dark” is the best way to describe it.
Batman: The Dark Knight brings all other Batman movies to date to a whole new level. I walked away at the end just utterly amazed at the sheer psychological factors that inhabit this film. From the plot points (which you think you’ve figured it all out until - WHAM! - it changes on you) to the characters themselves (all of which have some psychological transformation about them), this Christopher Nolan version of Batman doesn’t compare to any of the others. And in some parts it’s actually scary as hell.
The movie begins a few years from where the last one left off. Bruce Wayne has rebuilt Wayne Enterprises with Albert and Fox still by his side. Rachel Dawes is not only working for the DA’s office, she’s dating the DA and for all intense purposes, everything seems to be going well in Gotham City except for a little problemo called the mob. As a viewer, you’d like to believe the whole movie is going to be centered around the mob, including when the Joker makes his entrance. However, that is not even remotely the case. The Joker does what the Joker always does, plays mind games. This time, though, the games get more and more twisted and the characters fall prey to the tornado the Joker ensues. What happens at the end brings all of the remaining characters full circle and leaves a dark mark on the Dark Knight…or does it?
Batman: The Dark Knight stars Christian Bale reprising his title role, Aaron Eckhart as DA Harvey Dent/Two Face, Gary Oldman reprising his role as Lt. Gordon, Maggie Gyllenhaal in the role of Rachel Dawes (previously portrayed by Katie Holmes), also reprising their roles of Albert and Dr. Fox, respectively - Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman - and in his last major motion picture before his untimely death, the 
incomparable Heath Ledger as the Joker. Each actor did what each actor always does, played their roles brilliantly. BUT, Ledger’s performance was absolutely masterful.
On a side note (but a HEFTY one), Knight broke all box office records for the first day in wide-release taking in an estimated $66 million as reported by Hollywood Today. Also according to the article, it stated that all indications are pointing to a potential record $165 million for its opening weekend. That shatters all box office records to date!
I definitely give Batman: The Dark Knight
This is the highest rating I have given for a film since I’ve been doing this but when you walk away from a film feeling so completely astounded by the story (in all of its guts and glory) that you just saw, it’s worth the 4-reel rating. At least it is in my book.
Until next time, see YOU at the movies,
Lisa 
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Just got back from seeing it myself-LOVED it…can’t say anything bad about it and I’m with you, I jumped a few times, but I laughed too…Ledger stole the show