So, we went to see The Dark Knight yesterday evening. I've been looking forward to it for months, Batman Begins was already one of my favourite superhero films, I love Bale as Batman and Nolan has made some cracking films.

So I was set up to love it really, but I do feel it was fantastic, and probably my best film of the year so far. There's been a lot of hype about Ledger as Joker, starting before he died, going into overdrive afterwards and then with people saying it was only so hyped because he died. Well, the hype was justified. Ledger's Joker is crazy, scary and totally convincing. He drags you into the film kicking and screaming. Little tics like licking his lips and constantly playing with his hair add a lot to the fantastic makeup. Just all round a good performance, which is what the film gets from pretty much everyone.

One thing I was surprised about was the rating. I'm not fussy about ratings, but TDK is very violent and there are some particularly grisly bits, especially with Two Face (the makeup and effects for which were very well done, I thought).

This is more impressions than review, because I haven't really got time to do a proper review, so in summary my impression is - it's great and you must go see it!!