The Dark Knight
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 18, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
35
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Christopher Nolan's latest exploration of the Batman mythology steeps its muddled plot in so much murk that the Joker's maniacal nihilism comes to seem like a recurrent grace note. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
A handsome, accomplished piece of work, but it drove me from absorption to excruciation within 20 minutes, and then it went on for two hours more. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
The novelty wears off and the lack of imagination, visual and otherwise, turns into a drag. The Dark Knight is noisy, jumbled, and sadistic. Read full review
50
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The Dark Knight is hardly routine--it has a kicky sadism in scene after scene, which keeps you on edge and sends you out onto the street with post-movie stress disorder. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The only thing here that feels truly, utterly alive is Ledger's maniacal, muttery Joker. The last laugh is his and his alone. It's enough to make you cry. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Nolan may want us to believe in the darkness that lurks within each of us, but instead of leading us to it visually, he chops it up and sets it out in front of us, a grim, predigested banquet. Read full review
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