So I finally got to see The Dark Knight at the weekend. I was staggered at how impressive it was. That television spot I keep seeing is completely correct…as far as fantastical stories about men in bat costumes fighting megalomaniac clowns go; it really was ‘an intelligent crime drama’.

The film is brilliantly written, and although in places it does feel a little clunky, Christopher and Jonathan Nolan should be commended for punching out an impressively fleshed out script, boasting a mindbending amount of plot detours, characters and set-pieces, and then tying everything together in a coherent package.

By the way, those coming away unsatisfied by the film not really digging into the origin of The Joker (not a problem for me as I actually kind of dug how the Joker was inexplicably introduced into the picture, and the boyish, yet calculating, reboot Nolan had written for the character) should check out Alan Moore’s excellent graphic novel, A Killing Joke.  

Seriously though I loved it all, with my only gripes being the length of the picture, the irritating ‘I’m constipated’ impression that Bale insists on doing every time he’s in the Batsuit, and the fact we’ll never get to see Ledger’s fantastic turn as The Joker ever again.  5 Stars