Joker is great. A+ on screenwriting, not to mention Heath's outstanding delivery. Bale's Bruce is oustanding, quite reminiscent of Patrick Bateman (now Patrick Batman). The "dark knight" side of Bruce Wayne gets a little tired at the end with too many little speaches to Dent and Joker and Rachael AND Gordon. However, they serve to adequately explain and develop Batman's inner struggles with how to fullfill his role to Gotham (i.e. hero, villian, hybrid, etc.) "He is what Gotham needs him to be" as the movie says. Sorry, Rachael, I loved you in Stranger than Fiction but your idealistic antics and silly speaches/frowny faces to Dent and Wayne really served to produce a small smerk on my face when you got blown up. Katie Holmes did a better job. These are all minor notes and should not serve to discourage ANYONE from seeing the movie which is fabulous. Well done!