It was action packed, the storyline was great and the acting was amazing. I was afraid people were just talking about Heath Ledger's performance because of his unfortunate passing but he was perfect as the joker. Too bad he is not around to enjoy all the praise he deserves. Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart are great as well the titular Dark Knight Christian Bale, though his voice when he's dressed as Batman needs a little less gruffness and maybe some lozenges, but the movie was still great. If the Oscars weren't so biased i would say it deserved some Oscar nominations (and i'm not just talking about awards for background settings or cinematograpghy). If you're a batman fan, you will not want to miss this and if you love great movies (not good, great) then you should check it out.