This movie was everything it was advertised to be. It's almost impossible to live up to all that hype but this one came close. Ledger's Joker was unusually macabre, savagely ruthless and criminally psychopathic enough for the ages This is also a beautiful looking film. As a lifelong Chicagoan, I can say that the city has never looked better on film. All characters well thought out and developed, the Dent/Rachel storyline could have had a little more to it but there were enough twists and turns to keep you guessing all the way.