Yes, the special effects were amazing. In some ways it's the modern day's Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

The plot was predictable,boring, and extremely long. I saw it in theatres and had to force myself to stay to the end. Yes, Heath Ledger was good. A playful psycho. But the film itself is something I'd have to be tied down to see again.

So much of the accolades this film had seems based on Heath Ledger's death. It would be interesting to know how the reviews would be if not for that tragedy.

I suspect the next generation would look back on this film and say "boring".