Got a chance to see it last night. Have to leave in about 10 minutes to get the kids at camp so this won't be exhaustive, and of course it will be spoiler-free.
The movie was very good, probably the best of the comic book movies this summer. Iron Man was more fun certainly, but this was more thought-provoking, way better directed, well-written, and very well acted. Heath Ledger deserves all the praise he's gotten for his turn as The Joker and then some. I can see why some reviews have said the movie kind of falls flat when he's not on the screen. I liked Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent where some reviews have not. Maggie Gyllenhaal (I'm sure that's not spelled right) has kind of a thankless role but does a good job with it.
Issues? It really is kinda long. To its credit, it doesn't drag nearly as much as Hellboy 2 did, even with a 25% longer runtime. But even so, it's long. I will also have to revisit Batman Begins to hear what is up with Batman's voice. I didn't much like it in this one; granted, Bruce Wayne is trying to disguise his voice and sound tough to instill fear etc., but it still sounded odd.
I'll definitely try to see it again, hopefully at an IMAX theater.
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