Despite my fear of clowns, this movie was excellent. Kudos to Heath Ledger for his Joker performance! I really would hate for there to be a sequel with Joker without him, it was just top performance.It was a bit on the long side, but it needed to be in order to build the suspense. One thing people should be aware that this is definitely NOT a movie to bring your kids to. It is definitely more violent and "dark" than any of the other Batman movies. We sat next to a family who had 2 small children who cried through a lot of the movie, because they were scared. Let your kids watch the Batman cartoons and the old Batman TV show, but leave them at home for this movie, for their sakes!