| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"You come away impressed, oppressed, provoked, and beaten down, holding on to Ledger's squirrelly incandescence as a beacon in the darkness." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Geoff Berkshire |
"The Caped Crusader scales new heights--and yes, Heath Ledger deserves an Oscar." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...ominously labyrinthine and exciting ..." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...there's more to appreciate than nitpick in Dark Knight." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"One nervy blend of top entertainment and thoughtful character study." more... |
A- |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Christopher Nolan's powerful, disturbing Batman sequel is fueled by Heath Ledger's indelible Joker." more... |
A |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...summer blockbusters don't get much better ..." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...Mr. Ledger’s performance and the film’s visual beauty are transporting." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...arguably the moodiest and most adult superhero motion picture ever to reach the screen..." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...absolute stunner..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...rides on Ledger's performance as the Joker." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a pulp epic with mythic overtones..." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Though it clocks in at 21/2, hours, the film has a notable economy of storytelling and is tautly edited." more... |
A |
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