Rob (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} robyrt) wrote,@ 2008-07-21 17:00:00 |
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Movie Review: The Dark Knight
This is gonna be a short review, since I don't have anything unique to say about this movie. I loved it, because it continued the Batman Begins tradition of sticking to the spirit of Batman if not the letter, which is exactly what movies are supposed to do. Granted, the palette was very black-and-grey, the movie was surprisingly dark, and it still felt like a movie-and-a-half, but the editing and plot were good enough that the suspense kept up through the whole 2:30 length. There are moments of genuine suspense, Heath Ledger is very good and felt like he was actually into the role, and the casting is excellent as usual.
The movie isn't a perfect 10/10 though. The replacement for Rachel Dawes, our hero's secret crush, is unconvincing. The stakes are so high against the Joker that other threats to the city feel underwhelming no matter how dramatic the scene supposedly is. And the story is hardly without plot holes, most of them put there for special effects instead of genuine story purposes. (Wayne Enterprises apparently sells wires of infinite strength these days.)
Overall, I recommend the movie if you like superhero movies, action movies, or cops-and-robbers movies. For the rest of you, Wall-E is still in theaters.
This is gonna be a short review, since I don't have anything unique to say about this movie. I loved it, because it continued the Batman Begins tradition of sticking to the spirit of Batman if not the letter, which is exactly what movies are supposed to do. Granted, the palette was very black-and-grey, the movie was surprisingly dark, and it still felt like a movie-and-a-half, but the editing and plot were good enough that the suspense kept up through the whole 2:30 length. There are moments of genuine suspense, Heath Ledger is very good and felt like he was actually into the role, and the casting is excellent as usual.
The movie isn't a perfect 10/10 though. The replacement for Rachel Dawes, our hero's secret crush, is unconvincing. The stakes are so high against the Joker that other threats to the city feel underwhelming no matter how dramatic the scene supposedly is. And the story is hardly without plot holes, most of them put there for special effects instead of genuine story purposes. (Wayne Enterprises apparently sells wires of infinite strength these days.)
Overall, I recommend the movie if you like superhero movies, action movies, or cops-and-robbers movies. For the rest of you, Wall-E is still in theaters.
