The Dark Knight Review!

The Dark Knight!

Batman returns in the best superhero flick of the year, The Dark Knight!

The Story

The sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight tells the story of Batman, Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent teaming up to get rid of crime in Gotham City. But new bad guy The Joker has other ideas...

Bruce Wayne

After seeing his parents murdered in front of him, Bruce Wayne vowed to keep Gotham City safe from bad guys! Now he is billionaire Bruce Wayne by day and the caped crusader Batman by night!

Batman

Dressed in black and super-strong, Batman is an awesome superhero! He faces his biggest challenge yet when a new bad guy called The Joker starts causing chaos wherever he goes. He'll have to wipe that smile from The Joker's face!

The Joker

He may look like a clown, but The Joker is no laughing matter! He's the worst criminal to ever hit Gotham and Batman is gonna have to fight to bring him down!

Harvey Dent

A crusader for justice, Harvey Dent is the District Attorney for Gotham City! He's mates with Batman and wants to bring down criminals but a cruel twist of fate awaits in his future...

Jim Gordon

Not every policeman agrees with Batman's methods, but Lieutenant Jim Gordon trusts Batman to help him bust the baddies!

The Batpod!

Not only does Batman have his wicked Batmobile in this film, he also gets the Batpod - a cool motorcycle!

Our View!

It's no joke, the new Batman film The Dark Knight is totally brilliant! There's loads of awesome superhero action as Batman faces off against The Joker and cool stunts in the caped crusader's Batpod. Stick on yer utility belt and get watchin' now!

Score: 10 out of 10
Rating: 12a
Released: 25 July

Fact!

This is the first Batman film not to have the word Batman in the title!