This movie was already receiving excellent reviews before I even saw it myself. Because of that, I went into the movie feeling heavily optimistic. Still, my expectations were far beyond exceeded! WOW. The movie is extremely heavy, dark, and intense and yet I was yearning for more. I am not a die-hard comic book movie goer but I really enjoyed the first one and knew I had to see this one. It's hard to even compare the two. This one definitely stepped it up about 5 notches. Everything about it just feels so real. Because Batman does not have any real "super powers", everything that he does seems quite possible. You stomach will stay just a little bit uneasy until the end because of how real Gotham feels. You will be hoping for resolve more than any other movie you will see (at least this summer). Any drama or action fan will LOVE this movie.