"The Dark Knight" was what I really expected: excellent acting, brilliant action, and a great story from beginning to end. The hype for this movie was not over exaggerated at all. The movie lived up to everyones expectations, and I mean both Batman fans and people who don't really care about Batman at all and just watched the movie for enjoyment. Christian Bale from "Batman Begins" comes back to play Bruce Wayne/'Batman' in the movie. Bale happens to be, in my opinion, a great choice to play as the Batman. His acting just surpasses and defeats any other man who has played the role as Batman. Heath Ledger, like Bale, took his role as 'The Joker' seriously and this is actually a reason why the movie turned out so well. He played it so well, that you think 'The Joker' is a real person and is not being played by Ledger. Christopher Nolan has produced the two most darkest Batman movies of all time and he has for sure captured the darkness of the Batman story. I give "The Dark Knight" a two thumbs up and 5/5 stars; a must-see.