Heath Ledger is Amazing in his role as the joker, his maniacal character is haunting long after the credits have ended. The rest of the movie is okay...and in parts it's rather dragging. Twice towards the end I thought the movie was over twice before it actually ended, and the real ending seemed too contrived and not true to the rest of the movie. The "Batman Voice" also became rather grating as the movie went along. Still have to recommend this movie because of the superb job done by Mr. Ledger, his legacy will certainly live on in this role and will also insure that coulrophobia affects the new generation who might not have experienced It.