Dark Knight (2008), Written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, Directed by Christopher Nolan

Eek! I could not turn away from this dark film, yet found the storyline confusing. There were just too many subplots (i.e. is this the end of Batman, will Lucius Fox leave Wayne Enterprises, what will Batman do for a girlfriend, will Alfred get over being disappointed in Bruce Wayne, what did/did not happen to Lt. Gordon, etc.) and more than enough sadistic killing for one film. I completely concur with the NYT critic who said, among other things, that the film was "jumbled." But boy was that Bat-cycle cool! And Christian Bale was as good to look at as Heath Ledger was repulsive. As villians go, Heath Ledger was just as creepy and intriguing as Jack Nicholson in that earlier Batman (1989).