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We could go on forever finding films like In the Bedroom, which are obviously more intellectually coherent than DKR was ever going to be, but it's like comparing a fast food meal with a gourmet one. There's no point comparing a Whopper with some £25 burger you can order at a top scale restaurant (or in the case of In the Bedroom, a nice bistro). So if DKR was a burger, it'd be one of the best Whoppers that Burger King has yet produced, under the inevitable constrictions that come with creating a burger in those conditions). That'd put it ahead of the competition but only if we accept that competition is a Big Mac or (and even this is stretching things) a Zinger Tower Burger. In that sense, the worst that can be leveled at Nolan is that he's ended up making a slightly pretentious Double Whopper that could've maybe done with having a bit more cheese. I'd personally agree with the need for more cheese but in all would say he's made a damn fine burger, within reason.
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