Colour me surprised, it turns out The Dark Knight hype is true. I mean, I quite liked Batman Begins and I'll even admit that I thought Michael Keaton was pretty good in the first Batman flick but lately The Dark Knight and Oscar have been mentioned in the same sentence, which suggests a depth of quality rarely seen in superhero movies.The thing is, this doesn't play like your average superhero film. It doesn't even play like an above average superhero movie, it shirks off the comic book label entirely and soars! There's a very good chance you may sneer at Iron Man, Spiderman, Superman, and The X-Men and still be impressed with The Dark Knight. It's one hell of a good movie, even if you have no love for its genre.
I even found myself agreeing with its central message—the importance of hope. Hmm, it looks like Barack Obama and Batman have something in common.
