After the success of Batman Begins, this was perhaps the most anticipated movie in recent years. frankly, this movie was way over-hyped and there's no way this can better than Forrest Gump, Godfather, Shawshank redemption, etc and etc.Superhero Movies are made to entertain and this is what recent superhero movies like Iron Man and Hulk accomplished. even the infamous Fantastic 4, the first one that is, managed to do this, while TDK simply didn't do it for me. Sorry. Was it because it was over-hyped ? perhaps. Was it because it's three hours long and too deep ? Probably. A combination of both factors ? definitely, This movie gets a 6 because of Heath Ledger and Maggie tough