The Dark Knight Review

First let me say that at first the only reason I wanted to see the movie was for Heath Ledger's performance.  I watched the first movie two nights before deciding to go and thought wow this is different from all the other Batman movies.....much darker.  It was very good and made me more "on the edge" to see the next in line.

I get to the movie, settle in, and the questions are running through my head.  Will Maggie G be a good replacement for Katie Holmes?  Will Heath Ledger really be as good as they say?  Will the movie make me want more? 

The answer to the first question came by the middle of the movie.  Was Maggie G ever anything but Rachael Dawes?  She brought so much more realm to the role than Katie Holmes ever could.  She was the perfect blend of innocence that has seen too much.  You could see the tinges on her edges.

The second answer is OMG.  I would never have known that was Heath Ledger under the makeup.  His mannerisms, the licking of the mouth, were just awesome.  He brought a new meaning to the role.  While I liked Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the earlier Batman movies, Heath made me afraid of the Joker.  The campiness was gone.  This is a person would could and probably does walk the earth.  Without a care even.  He seemed so wrong and yet so right. 

The darkness of the movie felt eerie at first.  I thought it would be a bit brighter after watching the first and I guess there was a tinge of it until Chaos took control. 

The whole ending was just an unsuspected twist.  Good does beat evil even if it has to sacrifice itself to do so.  The commissioner's son questioning the goings on just brought the truth home as did the death of Two Face.

Now I cannot wait for another.  This movie has made me want more.