The Dark Knight

I attended the Gala Premiere of The Dark Knight this evening at Shaw Lido. Again I'm not a big big fan of Batman but I went to check out the movie nevertheless.

I have to say this: Bravo to the late Heath Ledger! He gave a spectacular performance as The Joker. He gave it a life with his own charm, very different from the legendary performance given by Jack Nicholson.

The story is very dark and twisted in a very Gotham's charm. It is very sad to be living in a society overrun by mafia, murderers and thieves. I must say the burden is rather heavy to be on Batman's shoulder. It is a very serious affair to see the righteous Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent fighting the evil-doers. I particularly like Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine characters in the movie. They both added a light and humane touch to the movie.

I do believe Christain Bale has been cast into the shadow by The Joker again. He is a decent actor but Heath did a damn good job as a villain this time around. As for the female lead, I'm rather disappointed. Maggie Gyllenhaal has always been a pretty interesting actress to me since I saw her in The Secretary. She remains a little bland and hidden in this movie instead of shining through as the only female character in Bruce Wayne's life.

The movie does seem a little draggy at a couple of places. Three times I wanted to check my watch to see how long the movie has ran, except it was too dark to see anything on my watch face. Overall, it is an enjoyable movie. If you are a Batman fan, you definitely do not want to miss this.

Rating: 4 out of 5 fairy clouds.