The Dark Knight (2008) 7/10

Starring : Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman
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Running Time : 152 mins

Bruce Wayne (Bale) is faced with trying to protect candidate for senate Harvey Dent (Eckhart) from the mysterious criminal known only as The Joker (Ledger), but there is method in The Joker’s madness as Wayne discovers that his interests in Dent are far more sinister than the musings of a maniac they originally appeared to be.

Although I thought this was better than Batman Begins, it was just too long. There was a lot going on , and it was paced well, but the two and a half hour run time was just too much for me. Ledger plays The Joker beautifully, with Jack Nicholson’s influence clear for the offset, and Eckhart manages to portray the conflicted Dent with ease, but Bale’s gravelly voice as Batman did begin to grate on me after a while.

You’ll like this if you liked : Sin City