PFunked

Dark Knight

TL;DR version

Dark Knight is a very solid movie.

I especially like this reinvention of the Joker. The writing and performance for it are excellent.

If you like gritty action movies, catch it in theaters.

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Minor Complaints

I wasn't 100% sold on Harvey Dent. I don't think the writing was there to make it work -- felt like there were too many jumps at the end, probably a lot of character development left on the cutting room floor. They should have saved him for a different movie. 90 minutes of Batman vs. Joker would have been better.

I didn't like the "cell phone" bit at the end for a couple reasons. (1) forced Freeman to get preachy/topical, and (2) it's just terribad science. I didn't like the "microwave" bits in Batman Begins for similar reasons.

I agree with this quote from Broken scope on Slashdot:

Never has a simple writing implement been used to set the tone of a movie so effectively.