I love the Dark Night, but as a very casual superhero movie watcher, this one did not do it for me. I felt it was very hard to get into and with this type of movie I feel like I am missing out on so much, by having no experience of Batman's background. If you already like Batman, I'm sure you will like this movie, however as the introduction to a series, I think it does a poor job of introducing. I recommend, if you are not super into Batman, to skip this one, and just watch the Dark Night. I love so many of Christopher Nolan's films, but this one is on the bottom of his list in my approximation.