The promise of future essays
I was going to write a review for The Dark Knight, but it kinda got away from me--it's a page and a half long, and I'm only about a fifth of the way through the things I want to discuss. So maybe I'll do it in parts.
Suffice it to say, as reviews go, that it made a big impression on me. I'm not sure I've ever come out of the theater more pleased with a movie. It's very, very dark--no gore to speak of (except for Harvey Dent's "after" picture, which is pretty hair-raising), which is why it got a PG-13, I suppose. Heath Ledger is amazing; I am not in favor of his getting an Oscar nod for "Best Supporting Actor" because he's not a supporting actor. He should get Best Actor.
So, I could wax rhapsodic, and maybe I will later, but in the meantime, if you like Batman, or crime dramas, or scary movies that make you think about important stuff, you should go see The Dark Knight. Right away.
10 out of 10 stars.
Suffice it to say, as reviews go, that it made a big impression on me. I'm not sure I've ever come out of the theater more pleased with a movie. It's very, very dark--no gore to speak of (except for Harvey Dent's "after" picture, which is pretty hair-raising), which is why it got a PG-13, I suppose. Heath Ledger is amazing; I am not in favor of his getting an Oscar nod for "Best Supporting Actor" because he's not a supporting actor. He should get Best Actor.
So, I could wax rhapsodic, and maybe I will later, but in the meantime, if you like Batman, or crime dramas, or scary movies that make you think about important stuff, you should go see The Dark Knight. Right away.
10 out of 10 stars.