I thought the movie was good, special effects were great, the acting and story were decent too. It was great too see in the theater (the dvd may not be so good). Dont go if your expecting to see something realistic. During the fight scenes the mortal joker is immune to breaking of skin or loss of teeth. Props to TDK for solving early on the whole articulation of the neck thing that has plagued the Batman franchise for 15 years. Ok now on to Heath Ledger. The whole time I felt like I was watching Al Franken. If Heath would have said "I am good enough smart enough and gosh darn it people like me"., he then would certainly be eligable for an academy award.