Rent The Dark Knight (2008)

Long Dark Night - The Dark Knight review by CP Customer

I have to confess that I'm not particularly a fan of comic strip but my wife is and this film had excellent reviews so I hired it. In summary this film could not be criticised for lack of action, (it is non stop), or the acting; Heath Ledger is indeed brilliant as the evil (very scary) Joker and Christian Bale and Michael Cain play their roles well, but the film has a very flimsy plot and is far too long! Also 12 Certificate? I'm not easily shocked but this film is extremely violent and I won't be encouraging my 13 year old to watch it.

A decent sequel. - The Dark Knight review by CP Customer

This is pretty much a standard sequel to Batman Begins and Christian Bale's husky voice often comes across as a bit annoying, but the film is saved by an outstanding performance from Heath Ledger as the Joker. There was a lot of hype surrounding Ledger's performance and for once the hype is worth believing, with Ledger turning the Joker from a comic book villain into something far more dark and sinister. Clocking in at over two and a half hours running time the film was probably a bit too long, that said it does hold your attention throughout and it's worth renting just for Ledger's performance alone.

Overrated - The Dark Knight review by CP Customer

I was not particularly impressed with The Dark Knight but that's not surprsing after something gets rave reviews it usually turns out to be the opposite. Disappointing.

Don't bother - The Dark Knight review by Wkarmo

Films made in the US are guaranteed to be dreadful, and this Batman (sans Robin) film is no exception. Much violence, many fast cars and traffic accidents, a huge number of silly people, inaudible dialogue and no humour (not even the Joker had jokes). A complete waste of time (and money). I wish I had read the other reviews earlier - I wouldn't have bothered!

Not enthralled. - The Dark Knight review by BE

I can appreciate Heath Ledger gave his all in his performance as the Joker. Nevertheless, I did not like this movie very much. The sound effects were so very noisy, I had to keep turning the volume down, then up again for the dialogue as it then could not be heard.  I didn't understand the dynamics between all of the main characters so the movie was lost on me. I watched it on the back of Todd Phillips' movie 'Joker'. Not a patch on that brilliant movie 

Batman and Two-Face as a powerful modern crime epic - The Dark Knight review by Christopher Chiu-Tabet

The Dark Knight is an emotionally exhausting film that shocked and moved audiences by asking them how they would respond to unrelenting, irrational evil, its very title a byword for how relevant and insightful a superhero film could be; it has cast a long shadow on every comic book movie since. For me, The Dark Knight tells me to “endure.” It’s a message that’s arguably more potent now in the midst of the Trump era, as opposed to when the film came out at the tail end of the Bush administration. When the film came out, it felt like people had stopped worrying about terrorism. Now, it feels like more and more people are willing to give up virtues of tolerance, respect, and generosity for some feeling of security. It reminds me that there’ll always be heroes out there, under-appreciated, sometimes despised, but nevertheless always ready to do the right thing, never giving into anger and despair.

Full essay here: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/longform/the-dark-knight-at-10/

absolute garbage - The Dark Knight review by rb

Mindless succession of explosions and gun shots. Ridiculous implausible storyline. Sound is an assault on the senses making some of the dialogue impossible to follow. Had enough half way through. Only in Hollywood could they come out with such rubbish.