Man, I had expectations for this one. The greatest movie of all time?! Not really. Not even the best movie in the Batman series actually.

The Dark Knight is by no means a bad film. In fact, it starts off really good. The filmmakers are very successful in how they depict the Joker. Good acting and serious crimes will make it easy to hate the villain this time.

But from the top, it is a long way down. The storyline isn't smooth enough to make it interesting. Fairly good acting throughout only partially helps to compensate for the many flaws. What unfolds lacks credibility to such an extent that it does not help that Batman is a fictional character.

There seems to be no limit to what the Joker can do, and there must be an endless supply of criminals willing to help him. Half of the police force is corrupt, and at times it all seems like one big quarrel. Since no one can be trusted anyway, let's shoot in every direction and blow up some buildings!

But there are definitely some ups along the way. A few scenes shot in Hong Kong are just excellent. The big budget is apparent - nothing looks fake. Explosions and destruction look like real, and I heard that most of it actually is.

Some high tech stuff lacks credibility so much that you will laugh. Distibuted cellphone based sonars? Not really :) The Dark knight fails to surpass Batman Begins, which is better in almost every aspect, except for maybe the CGI/special effects.

I give Batman Begins a 7/10 and The Dark Knight does not deserve more than 5/10.