The film is not quite perfect, but the sheer audacity and complexity of it, studied objectively, indicate a modern classic. Performances are stirringly real, the screenplay brilliant, and the direction cunning. It is the rare kind of cinematic miracle that comes from perfect synergy between a project and its cast and crew. It is hard to say whether the film is the peak of the comic book movie genre or whether it transcends the genre and becomes something else. Classification is difficult. I need to see it again to evaluate it more thoroughly.