When I was leaving the theatre I heard someone say, "That was the Empire Strikes back of Batman", and I couldn't agree more. Christopher Nolan has hand crafted the "Guiness" of movies. It was dark, full bodied, with an amazing finish. My only complaint, as with any good beer, I wanted more. The movie weighs in at two and a half hours, but I left thirsty!! I could tell that some "Bruce Wayne" scenes were shortened to leave room for the main course, and that is the Joker. If fans of the late Heath Ledger are heading to the film to see him in one of his last roles, they will be surprised. He is no where in this film. But what Ledger has created will be burned into film history and into the mind of any movie goer, forever. The entire cast is UNBELIEVABLE! In sports, people say that competators give their best when they face the best. Well, every actor in this movie faced up against Heath Ledger and gave their very best. Every performance all the way down to the small one-liners are brilliant. If you are not a comic-book fan, and have been trying to decide on wether or not this movie is for you... You are thinking to hard. This is not a "Comic-Book-Movie". This ia a dark and twisting film, that is surprising and spellbinding...