Batman is back!!!!! And how!!!
Bruce Wayne(Christian Bale) billionaire by day and Batman by night is busy trying to be happy without the love of his life, Rachel(Maggie Gyllenhaal). He’s charming, cocky and sincere all at the same time. He’s also using his business links to get wussy Japanese men who launder Mafia money to reveal their accounting books.
And as Batman he’s working hard with Lieutenant Gordon(Gary Oldman) planting marked money in Mafia owned banks to help arrest the bad guys. Who Gotham’s new golden boy, District Attorney, Harvey Dent(Aaron Eckhart) gets to prosecute, lock up and throw away the key. And be happily in love with Rachel.
But everyone’s plans go horribly wrong with the appearance of the psychotic clown,The Joker(Heath Ledger). Now the Joker redefines evil. A man without a conscience he is bent on bringing out the worst in Gotham city’s good people. And he’s incredibly clever. Always one step ahead of Gordon and Batman all he wants is for the caped crusader to take off his mask.Or maybe not.
The most evil enemy Gotham has encountered, The Joker tests Batman’s endurance. And costs him everything.
Director Christopher Nolan does a fabulous job with The Dark Knight. This one’s not for the faint hearted . Or for little kids.
Christian Bale does a great job as both Bruce Wayne and Batman. His turmoil and guilt over the death of the innocent is touching. Michael Cane as the faithful Alfred does a fine job. As does Morgan Freeman as the inventor Alex.
Aaron Eckhart is wonderful. You love his faith in goodness while he stays firmly in tune with reality.
Maggie Gyllenhaal disappoints. She’s a whiner this one.
But the movie well and truly belongs to Heath Ledger.He becomes The Joker sending shivers down your spine. You are disgusted by him but simply cant take your eyes off of him.
To borrow a line from Joker “I am like the dog chasing cars. If I actually caught one I wouldn’t know what to do with it!”. Ledger captures this mad essence of Joker rendering a superlative performance.
A must watch this one 