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Dark Knight
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To say that Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT is the best comic book adaptation does the film a bit of a disservice. It may be a...
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To say that Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT is the best comic book adaptation does the film a bit of a disservice. It may be a Batman film, but this isn't a kid-friendly action movie full of the bams and pows of the original series. This is a pitch-black thriller with enough drama and tragedy to please even William Shakespeare, but it will certainly keep both comics fans and uninitiated audiences equally happy. THE DARK KNIGHT starts in the wake of BATMAN BEGINS: with the appearance of Batman (Christian Bale), Gotham City's criminal underworld is unnerved. They're also plagued by the new D.A., Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), who, in his quest for justice, remains above the city's corruption. Enter a new villain, the Joker (Heath Ledger), who wants to unite the criminals for a common purpose: to kill Batman. <br> <br> THE DARK KNIGHT is one of the most hyped movies to date, and a lesser film would be crushed under the weight of all that expectation. Some of the publicity stems from the early death of Le...
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| Key Information | |
| Stars | Christian Bale, Heath Ledger |
| Actors | Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Michael Hall, Eric Roberts, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, Morgan Freeman, Nestor Carbonell, William Fichtner |
| Available Formats | DVD: 2-Disc Special Edition, DVD: Full Frame, DVD: Spanish, DVD: Widescreen |
| UPC | 085391176428, 085391176589, 883929031283, 883929097050 |
| Directors | Christopher Nolan |
| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre | Theatrical Release • Thriller |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Release Date | 2008 |
| Running Time | 2hr 33min |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (01/08/2008, p.116, Peter Travers): Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares.", (07/17/2008, Kenneth Turan): "Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance...", (07/18/2008, Claudia Puig): 4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date.", (07/18/2008, Eric Kohn): "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out.", (07/18/2008, Manohla Dargis): "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind...", (07/25/2008, p.46-47, Owen Gleiberman): "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-, (09/01/2008, p.56, Empire Staff): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense...", (10/01/2008, p.59-60, Kim Newman): "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying...", (11/01/2008, p.76-77, Kent Jones): "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments...", (12/05/2008, Roger Ebert): "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy.", (12/26/2008, Lisa Schwarzbaum): Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..." |
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