"The Dark Knight" is as dark as night.

From the specter of rancid Gotham City's gloomy landscape to the blowtorch viciousness of the demented Joker (a magnificent Heath Ledger), director Christopher Nolan's Batman tale of good versus evil seldom leaves the gutter of human emotions.

What's amazing is the lure to jump in and wallow in this down-and-dirty cinematic excursion.

There's not a laugh along the way — maybe a chuckle or two — and the violence ...

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