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"[A] grave and satisfying finish to Mr. Nolans operatic bat-trilogy."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is a fitting conclusion to an artful trilogy, culminating with satisfying dazzle....The plot is intricate and the characters are multidimensional."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES leaves the fanciful early days of the superhero genre far behind, and moves into a doom-shrouded, apocalyptic future that seems uncomfortably close to today's headlines....This is a dark and heavy film."Chicago Sun-Times "Certainly one elegiac current running under the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is that they dont make them like Batman anymore..."Movieline "The real world threats of terrorism, political anarchy and economic instability make deep incursions into the cinematic comic book domain inTHE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Big-time Hollywood filmmaking at its most massively accomplished..."Hollywood Reporter "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES plunges headlong into the abyss, as seemingly every grim, paranoid post-9/11 fantasy comes to pass....Nolan has hijacked the form to bring it down to earth." -- Grade: A-A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The final chapter in the DARK KNIGHT saga allows Bale to move deeply into Bruce/Batman's troubled soul. Bale, up to every challenge in a tough role, gives a hypnotic, haunting performance."Rolling Stone "Theme-wise, Nolan tackles nothing less than societal upheaval, urban unrest, class warfare, personal sacrifice, and spiritual salvation....That's epic stuff..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "As the scale and stakes balloon, Nolan maintains taut control....The storytelling coheres sharper than THE DARK KNIGHT."Total Film "The whole climax of this epic-length installment plays out on a heroic scale, with soaring Hans Zimmer music and floods of tears..."Sight and Sound0.3548377

"[A] grave and satisfying finish to Mr. Nolans operatic bat-trilogy."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is a fitting conclusion to an artful trilogy, culminating with satisfying dazzle....The plot is intricate and the characters are multidimensional."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES leaves the fanciful early days of the superhero genre far behind, and moves into a doom-shrouded, apocalyptic future that seems uncomfortably close to today's headlines....This is a dark and heavy film."Chicago Sun-Times "Certainly one elegiac current running under the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is that they dont make them like Batman anymore..."Movieline "The real world threats of terrorism, political anarchy and economic instability make deep incursions into the cinematic comic book domain inTHE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Big-time Hollywood filmmaking at its most massively accomplished..."Hollywood Reporter "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES plunges headlong into the abyss, as seemingly every grim, paranoid post-9/11 fantasy comes to pass....Nolan has hijacked the form to bring it down to earth." -- Grade: A-A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The final chapter in the DARK KNIGHT saga allows Bale to move deeply into Bruce/Batman's troubled soul. Bale, up to every challenge in a tough role, gives a hypnotic, haunting performance."Rolling Stone "Theme-wise, Nolan tackles nothing less than societal upheaval, urban unrest, class warfare, personal sacrifice, and spiritual salvation....That's epic stuff..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "As the scale and stakes balloon, Nolan maintains taut control....The storytelling coheres sharper than THE DARK KNIGHT."Total Film "The whole climax of this epic-length installment plays out on a heroic scale, with soaring Hans Zimmer music and floods of tears..."Sight and Sound0.3548377

"[A] grave and satisfying finish to Mr. Nolans operatic bat-trilogy."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is a fitting conclusion to an artful trilogy, culminating with satisfying dazzle....The plot is intricate and the characters are multidimensional."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES leaves the fanciful early days of the superhero genre far behind, and moves into a doom-shrouded, apocalyptic future that seems uncomfortably close to today's headlines....This is a dark and heavy film."Chicago Sun-Times "Certainly one elegiac current running under the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is that they dont make them like Batman anymore..."Movieline "The real world threats of terrorism, political anarchy and economic instability make deep incursions into the cinematic comic book domain inTHE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Big-time Hollywood filmmaking at its most massively accomplished..."Hollywood Reporter "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES plunges headlong into the abyss, as seemingly every grim, paranoid post-9/11 fantasy comes to pass....Nolan has hijacked the form to bring it down to earth." -- Grade: A-A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The final chapter in the DARK KNIGHT saga allows Bale to move deeply into Bruce/Batman's troubled soul. Bale, up to every challenge in a tough role, gives a hypnotic, haunting performance."Rolling Stone "Theme-wise, Nolan tackles nothing less than societal upheaval, urban unrest, class warfare, personal sacrifice, and spiritual salvation....That's epic stuff..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "As the scale and stakes balloon, Nolan maintains taut control....The storytelling coheres sharper than THE DARK KNIGHT."Total Film "The whole climax of this epic-length installment plays out on a heroic scale, with soaring Hans Zimmer music and floods of tears..."Sight and Sound0.3548377

"[A] grave and satisfying finish to Mr. Nolans operatic bat-trilogy."New York Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is a fitting conclusion to an artful trilogy, culminating with satisfying dazzle....The plot is intricate and the characters are multidimensional."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES leaves the fanciful early days of the superhero genre far behind, and moves into a doom-shrouded, apocalyptic future that seems uncomfortably close to today's headlines....This is a dark and heavy film."Chicago Sun-Times "Certainly one elegiac current running under the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is that they dont make them like Batman anymore..."Movieline "The real world threats of terrorism, political anarchy and economic instability make deep incursions into the cinematic comic book domain inTHE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Big-time Hollywood filmmaking at its most massively accomplished..."Hollywood Reporter "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES plunges headlong into the abyss, as seemingly every grim, paranoid post-9/11 fantasy comes to pass....Nolan has hijacked the form to bring it down to earth." -- Grade: A-A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The final chapter in the DARK KNIGHT saga allows Bale to move deeply into Bruce/Batman's troubled soul. Bale, up to every challenge in a tough role, gives a hypnotic, haunting performance."Rolling Stone "Theme-wise, Nolan tackles nothing less than societal upheaval, urban unrest, class warfare, personal sacrifice, and spiritual salvation....That's epic stuff..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "As the scale and stakes balloon, Nolan maintains taut control....The storytelling coheres sharper than THE DARK KNIGHT."Total Film "The whole climax of this epic-length installment plays out on a heroic scale, with soaring Hans Zimmer music and floods of tears..."Sight and Sound0.3548377

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"...Startlingly confident....Nolan, like a young Kubrick, not only directed but wrote, edited and photographed as well..."Total Film "...FOLLOWING is a taut, ingenious British neo noir....Nolan relishes the sheer nastiness he keeps stirred up, unabated for 70 minutes..."Los Angeles Times "...[A] tightly constructed drama....Nolan plays tricks with the story's chronology..."USA Today16.32907

"...Startlingly confident....Nolan, like a young Kubrick, not only directed but wrote, edited and photographed as well..."Total Film "...FOLLOWING is a taut, ingenious British neo noir....Nolan relishes the sheer nastiness he keeps stirred up, unabated for 70 minutes..."Los Angeles Times "...[A] tightly constructed drama....Nolan plays tricks with the story's chronology..."USA Today16.32907

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"[I]ntricate and elaborate....It has a satisfyingly puzzlelike structure, zipping around in time and scattering clues throughout its busy scenes and frames."New York Times "[A]n aggressively devious sleight-of-hand thriller directed by Christopher Nolan, the magic, even at its most clever, is powered by currents -- sometimes literal ones -- of electricity and danger." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan has crafted a cinematic sleight of hand that's as intriguing as it is dazzling....Like all the best magicians, Nolan shows much but tells very little."Total Film 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Nolan directs the film exactly like a great trick, so you want to see it again the second it's over."Rolling Stone "Lurching from saturnine cockney idealist to domestic tyrant, Bale is especially charismatic."Sight and Sound "[The characters'] grudge matches foreground the twists and turns of Nolan's customary looped narrative as acts of aggression, asserting the brutal prerogative of the storyteller, always one step ahead."Film Comment 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE PRESTIGE is a clever and complex film that revels in its dark material and slip in enough twists to keep even the most cynical viewers on the edge of their seats."Ultimate DVD10.11363

"...Thoughtful, gripping and steeped in action....It's taut, tense and terrific..."Rolling Stone "...Intensely sharp-witted....The anomalous proliferation of scenic beauty gives Mr. Nolan irony to play with, and he uses it spectacularly..."New York Times "...Nolan once again displays an unmistakable visual confidence and a feeling for bravura moments..."Los Angeles Times "...[INSOMNIA] has a marvelous sense of place....Al Pacino bares the soul of this agonized tragic figure; it's one of his most memorable performances..."Movieline's Hollywood Life "...INSOMNIA is a gripping, highly dramatic thriller that more than confirms the distinctive talent of young Brit helmer Christopher Nolan..."Variety "...A superior version of an already very good film....[With] spectacular overhead cinematography..."Box Office "...Nolan her proves his assurance in handling a much bigger picture in every respect..."Sight and Sound "...Highly involving....[Nolan's] expanding talent is undeniable..."Total Film "A completely engrossing thriller that proved MEMENTO wasn't a fluke for director Christopher Nolan....[The actors] are at the top of their game..."Premiere10.1068

"[I]ntricate and elaborate....It has a satisfyingly puzzlelike structure, zipping around in time and scattering clues throughout its busy scenes and frames."New York Times "[A]n aggressively devious sleight-of-hand thriller directed by Christopher Nolan, the magic, even at its most clever, is powered by currents -- sometimes literal ones -- of electricity and danger." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan has crafted a cinematic sleight of hand that's as intriguing as it is dazzling....Like all the best magicians, Nolan shows much but tells very little."Total Film 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Nolan directs the film exactly like a great trick, so you want to see it again the second it's over."Rolling Stone "Lurching from saturnine cockney idealist to domestic tyrant, Bale is especially charismatic."Sight and Sound "[The characters'] grudge matches foreground the twists and turns of Nolan's customary looped narrative as acts of aggression, asserting the brutal prerogative of the storyteller, always one step ahead."Film Comment 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE PRESTIGE is a clever and complex film that revels in its dark material and slip in enough twists to keep even the most cynical viewers on the edge of their seats."Ultimate DVD10.09686

"...Intensely sharp-witted....The anomalous proliferation of scenic beauty gives Mr. Nolan irony to play with, and he uses it spectacularly..."New York Times "...[INSOMNIA] has a marvelous sense of place....Al Pacino bares the soul of this agonized tragic figure; it's one of his most memorable performances..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "...Thoughtful, gripping and steeped in action....It's taut, tense and terrific..." Rolling Stone "...Nolan once again displays an unmistakable visual confidence and a feeling for bravura moments..." Los Angeles Times "...INSOMNIA is a gripping, highly dramatic thriller that more than confirms the distinctive talent of young Brit helmer Christopher Nolan..." Variety "...A superior version of an already very good film....[With] spectacular overhead cinematography..." Box Office "...Nolan her proves his assurance in handling a much bigger picture in every respect..." Sight and Sound "...Highly involving....[Nolan's] expanding talent is undeniable..."Total Film "A completely engrossing thriller that proved MEMENTO wasn't a fluke for director Christopher Nolan....[The actors] are at the top of their game..."Premiere10.0962

"...Intensely sharp-witted....The anomalous proliferation of scenic beauty gives Mr. Nolan irony to play with, and he uses it spectacularly..."New York Times "...[INSOMNIA] has a marvelous sense of place....Al Pacino bares the soul of this agonized tragic figure; it's one of his most memorable performances..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "...Thoughtful, gripping and steeped in action....It's taut, tense and terrific..." Rolling Stone "...Nolan once again displays an unmistakable visual confidence and a feeling for bravura moments..." Los Angeles Times "...INSOMNIA is a gripping, highly dramatic thriller that more than confirms the distinctive talent of young Brit helmer Christopher Nolan..." Variety "...A superior version of an already very good film....[With] spectacular overhead cinematography..." Box Office "...Nolan her proves his assurance in handling a much bigger picture in every respect..." Sight and Sound "...Highly involving....[Nolan's] expanding talent is undeniable..."Total Film "A completely engrossing thriller that proved MEMENTO wasn't a fluke for director Christopher Nolan....[The actors] are at the top of their game..."Premiere10.0962

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"...Ingenious....MEMENTO is a brilliant feat of rug-pulling, sure to delight fans of movies like THE USUAL SUSPECTS and PI..."New York Times "...MEMENTO has the uniquely disorienting quality of a puzzle....It's the rare mystery in which every moment lives....Pearce's extraordinary performance lends even the smallest events the aura of a life-or-death search..."Entertainment Weekly "...A terrifically compelling little mystery..."USA Today "...Nolan has literally turned the genre inside-out and reassembled it as an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of a whodunit..."Hollywood Reporter "...Exceptional....A haunting, nervy thriller....MEMENTO is a provocatively structured and thrillingly executed film noir..."Los Angeles Times "...MEMENTO is a diabolical and absorbing experience..."Chicago Sun-Times "MEMENTO marks a quantum leap in the thriller genre..."Uncut "...[A] mesmerizing mind-bender....A new classic among thrillers....This jolting jigsaw puzzle of a movie grabs you and won't let go..."Rolling Stone "...A stylish thriller with a touch of novelty....This mind-teasing puzzle is engrossing..."Movieline's Hollywood Life 5 stars out of 5 -- "A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed....The final pay-off rockets Nolan's noir into even darker territory..."Total Film10.04321

"...Ingenious....MEMENTO is a brilliant feat of rug-pulling, sure to delight fans of movies like THE USUAL SUSPECTS and PI..."New York Times "...MEMENTO has the uniquely disorienting quality of a puzzle....It's the rare mystery in which every moment lives....Pearce's extraordinary performance lends even the smallest events the aura of a life-or-death search..."Entertainment Weekly "...A terrifically compelling little mystery..."USA Today "...Nolan has literally turned the genre inside-out and reassembled it as an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of a whodunit..."Hollywood Reporter "...Exceptional....A haunting, nervy thriller....MEMENTO is a provocatively structured and thrillingly executed film noir..."Los Angeles Times "...MEMENTO is a diabolical and absorbing experience..."Chicago Sun-Times "MEMENTO marks a quantum leap in the thriller genre..."Uncut "...[A] mesmerizing mind-bender....A new classic among thrillers....This jolting jigsaw puzzle of a movie grabs you and won't let go..."Rolling Stone "...A stylish thriller with a touch of novelty....This mind-teasing puzzle is engrossing..."Movieline's Hollywood Life 5 stars out of 5 -- "A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed....The final pay-off rockets Nolan's noir into even darker territory..."Total Film10.04321

"...A terrifically compelling little mystery..."USA Today "...MEMENTO has the uniquely disorienting quality of a puzzle....It's the rare mystery in which every moment lives....Pearce's extraordinary performance lends even the smallest events the aura of a life-or-death search..."Entertainment Weekly "...Ingenious....MEMENTO is a brilliant feat of rug-pulling, sure to delight fans of movies like THE USUAL SUSPECTS and PI..."New York Times "...Nolan has literally turned the genre inside-out and reassembled it as an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of a whodunit..."Hollywood Reporter "...Exceptional....A haunting, nervy thriller....MEMENTO is a provocatively structured and thrillingly executed film noir..."Los Angeles Times "...MEMENTO is a diabolical and absorbing experience..."Chicago Sun-Times "MEMENTO marks a quantum leap in the thriller genre..."Uncut "...[A] mesmerizing mind-bender....A new classic among thrillers....This jolting jigsaw puzzle of a movie grabs you and won't let go..."Rolling Stone "...A stylish thriller with a touch of novelty....This mind-teasing puzzle is engrossing..."Movieline's Hollywood Life 5 stars out of 5 -- "A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed....The final pay-off rockets Nolan's noir into even darker territory..."Total Film10.04321

"...[A] mesmerizing mind-bender....A new classic among thrillers....This jolting jigsaw puzzle of a movie grabs you and won't let go..." Rolling Stone "...A stylish thriller with a touch of novelty....This mind-teasing puzzle is engrossing..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "...MEMENTO has the uniquely disorienting quality of a puzzle....It's the rare mystery in which every moment lives....Pearce's extraordinary performance lends even the smallest events the aura of a life-or-death search..." Entertainment Weekly "...Ingenious....MEMENTO is a brilliant feat of rug-pulling, sure to delight fans of movies like THE USUAL SUSPECTS and PI..."New York Times "...A terrifically compelling little mystery..."USA Today "...Nolan has literally turned the genre inside-out and reassembled it as an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of a whodunit..." Hollywood Reporter "...Exceptional....A haunting, nervy thriller....MEMENTO is a provocatively structured and thrillingly executed film noir..." Los Angeles Times "...MEMENTO is a diabolical and absorbing experience..." Chicago Sun-Times "MEMENTO marks a quantum leap in the thriller genre..." Uncut10.03022

"...[A] mesmerizing mind-bender....A new classic among thrillers....This jolting jigsaw puzzle of a movie grabs you and won't let go..." Rolling Stone "...A stylish thriller with a touch of novelty....This mind-teasing puzzle is engrossing..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "...MEMENTO has the uniquely disorienting quality of a puzzle....It's the rare mystery in which every moment lives....Pearce's extraordinary performance lends even the smallest events the aura of a life-or-death search..." Entertainment Weekly "...Ingenious....MEMENTO is a brilliant feat of rug-pulling, sure to delight fans of movies like THE USUAL SUSPECTS and PI..."New York Times "...A terrifically compelling little mystery..."USA Today "...Nolan has literally turned the genre inside-out and reassembled it as an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of a whodunit..." Hollywood Reporter "...Exceptional....A haunting, nervy thriller....MEMENTO is a provocatively structured and thrillingly executed film noir..." Los Angeles Times "...MEMENTO is a diabolical and absorbing experience..." Chicago Sun-Times "MEMENTO marks a quantum leap in the thriller genre..." Uncut10.03022

4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

"Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

"Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

"Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

"Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

"Always a consummate professional, Ledger threw himself into a role he clearly relished, giving a transfixing performance..."Los Angeles Times "Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind..."New York Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n anarchic, malevolent fury of a movie....Ledger's Joker is pure, powerful, immense..."Empire "[A] sleek detective story....Bale and Eckhart centralize the movie's thematic concerns, causing the Joker's outrageousness to stand out."Premiere "Working from Michael Mann's visual template and seemingly indebted to the hard-nosed savagery of THE DEPARTED, Christopher Nolan's second BATMAN installment has some thrilling moments..."Film Comment Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "[A] Batman movie that offers enough moral relativism to give you knightmares."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "THE DARK KNIGHT is a more thrilling, intelligent, morally complex and masterfully crafted film than any summer blockbuster in recent years. It's probably the best superhero movie to date."USA Today "[T]he movie exudes a predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "This last development is a fine example of Nolan's flair for multivalent plot points....Nolan is aided by strong performances. Bale is focused, intense and committed to being terrifying..."Sight and Sound "The best of all the Batmans, Christopher Nolan's haunted film leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy."Chicago Sun-Times Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- "[A] triumph of comic-book relevance, starring Christian Bale as a superhero uneasy with his calling in a city anesthetized to matter-of-fact evil..."Entertainment Weekly10.02622

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning." Sight and Sound "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots." Uncut 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand." Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire." Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD10.01652

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning." Sight and Sound "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots." Uncut 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand." Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire." Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD10.01652

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning." Sight and Sound "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots." Uncut 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand." Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire." Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD10.01652

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning." Sight and Sound "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots." Uncut 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand." Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire." Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD10.01652

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning." Sight and Sound "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots." Uncut 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand." Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire." Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD10.01652

"Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning."Sight and Sound "[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..."Entertainment Weekly "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand."Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch."Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire."Rolling Stone10.01652

"Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..."Entertainment Weekly "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning."Sight and Sound "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand."Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch."Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire."Rolling Stone10.01652

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..."Entertainment Weekly "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."USA Today "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."New York Times "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."Ultimate DVD "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots."Uncut 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Rolling Stone "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand."Film Comment Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch."Uncut Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire."Rolling Stone10.01652