The Dark Knight, man, does this movie keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time! This is why we go to the movies, for the sheer excape into a world beyond our own. In this case it was a world that could much resemble our own, this is what Christopher Nolan does well, he brings a realism into the characters and background that we can all relate with to some degree. This movie was made not only for the average comic-book geek like myself but for the unknown and less critical movie-goer. The movie was breathtaking with its visuals and action-packed excitment. Heath Ledger's performance was beyond phenominal, each scene with the Joker just stole the show. His character is infatuating with his shrill hilarity yet scary attributes that I yearned for the next of appearance of his treacherous behavior on the screen. Christian Bale's performance as Batman was a bit darker then his previous but just not as exciting as Ledger's nor Eckhart's (Harvey Dent). In fact, Bale kind of overdid his disguised voice as the Cape Crusader that it was almost funny to hear especially as he's trying to have a conversation with Lucious Fox (Freeman), who knows that he is Bruce Wayne! I was completely disappointed with Maggie Gyllenhaul's Rachael Dawes character, her beauty and performance was lackluster to Katie Holmes that I couldn't believe that two of the biggest names of Gotham were fighting over her! In all, hands down, The Dark Knight is the best movie of the summer and audiences of all ages, will be captivated of this explosive movie experience.