I'm not one who gets overly excited about movies, and this one was no exception. It looked good and I wanted to see it, but I couldn't see myself camping out for tickets or anything. But I gotta tell you, this movie blew me away! The actions sequences and overall story are amazing. Christian Bale gives an awesome preformance as Bruce Wayne/Batman which of course was expecting after seeing Batman Begins, but the shocker was the oscar-worthy preformace by the late Heath Ledger! I knew this guy could act, but I'm old school and was convinced that no one could beat Jack Nicholson as the Joker. Ledger's preformance proved me wrong from the first scene! He played the character so well, that at times, it was hard to remember that the Joker was a fictional character and that it was an actor behind the cracked, distressed make-up! This movie is long, but don't let that discourage you! It keeps you interested the entire time and at the edge of your seat most of it! Two thumbs up, five stars, how ever you want to say it, this is a must see!