I enjoyed the latest incarnation in the long line of batman movies, it was a well done film with two classic batman villains and decent writing but the drooling that critics did over it was ridiculous.
In The Dark Knight Bruce Wane fights crime along with his more legitimate co-conspirators Harvey Dent and James Gordon. Long time fans of the batman series will identify Harvey Dent as the real name of Two-Face one of batman's many nemeses.
As for acting, the movie stood up to expectations, in that it was well acted, but not the greatest piece of cinema ever to bless our screens. At first I was disoriented to see Patrick Bateman (The American Psycho) in a batman movie, because of his dress in the non-costumed parts Christian Bale looked uncomfortably like he did in American Psycho. However after a solid performance I was willing to forgive this and accept him as the batman.
As for the critics that are swooning over the movie, particularly the "attention to details" and excellent props, I have one thing to say. No. Yes there was some thought put into making everything look grimy or gritty, but sprinkling dust and under-lighting every scene doesn't give a film atmosphere, it just looks stupid.
Which brings me to my next gripe: Batman lives in Gotham City, not Chicago. With nearly every outdoor scene being filmed in a easily recognizable part of chicago the viewer has to wonder if they're watching Batman or a Chicago mob flick.
In the end, The Dark Knight was a good movie, just not the pinnacle of the film industry it has been made out to be
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