The Dark Knight

Opening July 18th

At the top of my summer wanna-see list sits Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his 2005 Batman Begins. Nolan's stripped-down style brings a dark vigor to the DC Comics franchise. Nolan and the superb Christian Bale as the Dark Knight connect on levels that dig way below the surface. The story pits Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne, against two adversaries, the Joker (the late Heath Ledger) and district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), who comes between Batman and assistant DA Rachel Dawes, with live-wire Maggie Gyllenhaal in for Katie Holmes. The sequel boasts a redesigned Batsuit, the debut of the Batpod and four action scenes filmed for Imax, notably the intro of the Joker. There is no doubt that the performance of Ledger in that role exerts a powerful pull. With Ledger in place, The Dark Knight has the potential to raise the series to a whole new level.

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