My complaints are that it's really quite wordy (like most modern comics, natch), Bale at times can't keep up with Ledger, and the sudden lack of music where one instinctively wants a score will distract.
The exploration of morality, tragedy, and being an inspiration was something crucial, and for any flaws the flick has, I can forgive them all. I could see what Nolan meant about Joker being an "absolute," and at times Grant Morrison's notion of him re-inventing himself daily were in the back of my head. At this point, I just want to go on down the line about things that put a smile on my face-ah.
The Pencil. ...That was after the wince, of course.
Ledger and Nolan studied birthday clown magicians for inspiration, I see. Even with Batman's gadgets, both he and the audience had to stay on their toes.
Two-Face never once referred to himself as "we," because he's an impulsive vigilante, not an overblown Arkham headcase. Which means he was Two-Face.
"Do you want to know how I got my scars?"
The 'Sons of Batman.'
It took me a while to understand the significance of Joker favoring knives, and then the detonators he used for his social experiment.
Why no one would blackmail Bruce.