Seriously folks, it is great, but...

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2008)

Pros: Great direction Good story Great acting Great special effects
Cons: Too dark and "serious", it is based on a comic book, goddammit, it is not Dostoevsky! The movie was either too long or too complicated for me, because I was really having trouble following the logic in parts of the story in the second half of the film. Jack Nicholson is still the best Joker. Ledger was good and creepy as a real psychopath, but I found Nicholson's Joker to be more innovative, and much more fun to watch.
Conclusion: don't believe the hype, it is nowhere near the best movie ever made, but absolutely worth watching all the same.