The acting was superb (with special kudos to Heath Ledger for mastering an extremely difficult and dangerous role), the plot development was much more coherent than the first, and the extraordinary cinematography set a new standard in "The Dark Knight." The only spot of ridicule was in Harvey Dent's overly Terminator-ized Two-Face. Christopher Nolan's and Christian Bale's reinterpretation of Batman has been magnificent, and I can only hope we see another. Also, if the Joker is to be in the next one, I know we can't replace Heath Ledger, but I think Johnny Depp would do an admirable job in the role.