A lot of everything for everyone. Exciting, spellbinding, and you never notice that it is two and a half hours long! Heath Ledger is phenomenal - a shoo-in for at least an Academy Award nomination. At a couple of points, you wonder, "Should he have drawn a line here?" But then in the next instant, you know why the line was not drawn. This is a great movie, which keeps the door open for future episode.