It can be termed as one of the best in recent superhero movies. It has its share of action, adventure, plots, and emotions which makes the movie a wonderful mix that we would love to see. There is a beautiful message hidden in the story too.
The prime attraction is ofcourse the wonderful potrayal of all time super-villains, the Joker. Heath Ledger has done it to more than perfection giving it an insanely brutal angle and look. Very sad that this great actor could not showcase his "best to come". Batman is again the sacrificing soul with playboyish reputation in real life. Bale has done his job. So has Ekhart as the attorney, turn badguy, and Caine as Batmans mentor. Maggie gylenhall as Batmans girlfriend didnt have much to act though her role was important.
The best features other than performances are surely its Hi tech action, the supercool gadgets, wonderful movie plot, cool dialouges and easy flow of narration. There were two scary instances when i jumped out of my seat, also many other when i had to clap.
Background music is awesomE!!!
...and so is the cinematography and stuff.
rATING 9.5/10