Wow. That's pretty much a good word to sum up my experience with The Dark Knight. But allow me to delve a little deeper. Christian Bale returns as Bruce Wayne/ Batman, and he does not disapoint. He steps back into this role like a well worn pair of sneakers and resumes his performance as the "Caped Crusader" in full form. The late Heath Ledger enters as the sinister Joker in a redefining of the movie version of this villain. His performance was dark, sinister, disturbing, and amazing. He gave breath to this villain like no other could. Aaron Eckhart stepped up as the noble Harvey Dent and then fell directly into the twisted role of Two Face. He played the part well and could not have done better. His transformation to Two Face was flawless, not to mention a horrific sight, and his move from good to malicious was incredible enough to strike fear into me. As a whole, Dark Knight is one of Christopher Nolan's greatest achievements and I expect him to deliver consistantly in future installments of this franchise.