tested the laws of disbelief suspension. To name one, there's the identity of the child who escaped the pit. In the five months Bruce Wayne was trying to recover and return to save Gotham, no one told him who that kid really was? Although I guess if you accept the basic premise of a billionaire dressing up like a bat to be a vigilante crime fighter, why question plot holes? I think that The Dark Knight Rises , with a running time of close to three hours, might have worked better as two films -- Batman vs. Catwoman and Gotham Under Siege -- with more time for the story lines to breathe. Adrian: I totally get your points about the plot issues, but the incohesive storytelling didn't derail my enjoyment of this film. In fact, as an avid superhero movie fan, I'd be disappointed if there weren't some absurd moments that defy logic and/or physical laws. If Bane wants to amass a massive sewer army with NO ONE noticing, be my guest! You wanna fix Wayne's shattered back with a piece of rope and some dubious chiropractic techniques in an unguarded pit prison? Go right ahead! Especially if this miraculously makes him punch, kick, and head-butt goons harder than ever before. And speaking of Wayne/Batman, one aspect of the movie's story I thoroughly liked was shifting the focus back on our conflicted protagonist. There's no doubt that Bale was overshadowed by Heath Ledger's mind-blowingly terrifying Joker in The Dark Knight,