After an intensive marketing campaign that's been active for more than a year, The Dark Knight opens today to rave reviews, sold out cinemas and dizzying expectations. More reviews keep pouring in.

The New York Times calls it "darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind" and goes on to say:

In its grim intensity, "The Dark Knight" can feel closer to David Fincher's "Zodiac" than Tim Burton's playfully gothic "Batman," which means it's also...