Critic Review - New Yorker

This movie is grim and jammed together. The narrative isn't shaped coherently to bring out contrasts and build toward a satisfying climax. The Dark Knight is constant climax; it's always in a frenzy, and it goes on forever.

July 14, 2008 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comments (343)
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gibbersome

Johan Cupper

Oh boy! *grabs popcorn*

Jul 14 - 10:08 AM

PigontheWing

First Last

Jesus man at least prepare us that your going to mention spoilers. God damn.

Jul 14 - 10:08 AM

czarag00

cristin zaragoza

I agree mreed3562. He just doesn't get it.

Jul 14 - 10:09 AM

evilralphwiggum

Robert Alley

yeah..lol..didn't like Iron Man but liked Hancock...hrmm..2.5/4 isn't bad by any means..constant climax doesn't sound like a bad thing though lol..this is the 2nd negative review..another one was found yesterday..but hey..this is the first arrive on the tomatometer..as long as the movie stays avobe 90% i'll be satisfied lol..and well hell..can't wait to see it ^_^

Jul 14 - 10:10 AM

Matt1987

Matt Holzkamp

Yup, this guy just is not a fan of comic movies at all clearly. Oh well Im am getting more pumped for TDK every day that goes by.

Jul 14 - 10:11 AM

galaxydraem

Matthew Dietrich

A climax that goes on forever? Yes please.

Jul 14 - 10:12 AM

gibbersome

Johan Cupper

Well, either way, he ruined a perfect rating for The Dark Knight.
Perhaps he didn't see the final edited version of the movie, though I highly doubt it.

Jul 14 - 10:12 AM

Anton

Anton Ego

This actually makes me more pumped for it.

Jul 14 - 10:12 AM

spiderv

nick moser

No matter what you say, if you have a rotten sign next to your review, you are screwed.
But really people, I get what he's saying, don't rip on him.

Jul 14 - 10:13 AM

Eldorado

Eldorado shwankers

Why you son of a...

Jul 14 - 10:13 AM

crystal2010

ben cosco

well said, mr denby. yes, iron man is the better film i agree

Jul 14 - 10:15 AM

manugon

Manuel Gonzalez

I's a rotten review! Attaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Jul 14 - 10:17 AM

jmills10

Jared Mills

seriously people, look at this review with a grain of salt, if you look at his track record he agrees with the tomatoe meeter 68% of the time which isnt good for a top critic.....does any body know why this guys a top critic

Jul 14 - 10:18 AM

jeremyd4

jeremy d

where does it say what rating he gave it?

Jul 14 - 10:19 AM

gochefs77

William Stephens

Ooooooh, David, David. You're asking for a serious beating, my friend. If you even read this.

You very well may be the only bad review on here. Prepare for some bashing.

Jul 14 - 10:20 AM

CaptainFalcon

Phillip Kang

Jul 14 - 10:21 AM

luhdemtaters

Nick Anno

I agree whole-heartedly!

Jul 14 - 05:48 PM

CoinJerryKing

Jackson Opperud

You may not be the biggest fan of comic book movies but you at least need to give credit where credit is deserved.

Jul 14 - 10:22 AM

Simple

Clint Bell

Now I'm even more excited for the movie.

Jul 14 - 10:25 AM

Weicher

Alvaro San Martin

I just knew this guy would thrash the film. But, to be honest, where is Pauline Kael where you need one? I mean, the chick was a pedantic, you know, but this guy... this guy represents everything I hate about critics. If I read "The New Yorker" is because I want a detailed, expert take on a film, and not contradictory superficial opinions. For example: this guy says that "Warner Bros. has continued to drain the poetry, fantasy, and comedy out of Tim Burton%u2019s original conception for %u201CBatman%u201D (1989), completing the job of coarsening the material into hyperviolent summer action spectacle". Well, first: Burton's "Batman" shouldn't be "canon" for anyone who knows what the history of the character has been in the last 70 years. Second: I bet this guy thrashed on Batman89, as everyone else did. Another example: "%u201CBatman Begins%u201D was grim and methodical". What? I thought that Nolan, by shooting this film, was "making the same fakery as everybody else". So you liked BB, then? It doesn't seem so, reading your review! Conclusions: he'll probably say in a few years time, when the third instalment is released, that this was a great film, but the new one is bull****. Wait and see.

Jul 14 - 10:26 AM

i_b_ray

Brian Ray

Haha, his review is actually well-worded and thought out... But I guess most of you are rabid fanboys, so instead of reading it as a piece of criticism (he is, after all, a critic), you foam at the mouth and resort to jumping in front of a bullet aimed at a movie you haven't even seen yet. You'll go anyways, so why flip out when one guys gives his opinion on the film? Just because? If so, that's a pretty lame reason

Jul 14 - 10:26 AM

GuyNCognito

medda z

i_b_ray, these others give bad names to the "Fanboys" out there. Or am I a bad fan for NOT ripping into this review? Hmm

Jul 17 - 09:43 PM

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