I didn't think anything could top The Dark Knight... I was wrong!

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2012)

I wrote a review of The Dark Knight four years ago which, as you can see, said that it was simply the greatest comic movie ever made and also one of the best films ever (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/reviews-2622). Well today I write a review of The Dark Knight Rises with a completely different opinion- The Dark Knight of 2008 is now second to this movie. People may say it is quite long at 164mins but let me tell you, I have seen this in theatres twice already this week and this movie is so compelling and absorbing that it doesn't feel anything close to being long, as the script is constantly moving and developing and taking you on a thrill-ride you wont have have experienced in a long time. It is set in 2016, and Bruce Wayne, (with Christian Bale now hitting a career best Batman performance), leading a reclusive life in Wayne Manor and Batman retired after taking the blame for Harvey Dent's evil doing at the end of the previous movie. Well he is retired, that is, until a maid at his mansion turns out to be a 'cat burglar' named Selina Kyle who steals his beloved mother's pearl necklace, so he dons the cowl and cape again to track her down. After eight years of inactivity, Wayne isn't the same man he was, nursing injuries and a broken heart, and doesn't realise the size of his latest challenge. As it turns out, Selina has a debt with corrupt politicians who have hired a mysterious masked mercenary called Bane (an excellent Tom Hardy) to seemingly help them run Wayne Enterprises. Bane has other ideas though. He wants to destroy Gotham and sends his message through a brutal fight with the caped crusader. He doesn't care about money or power. He is on a mission. With Bruce Wayne at rock bottom, physically and mentally, can he find the courage to rise up and defeat his deadliest enemy? You will enjoy every minute of this to find out. He cant do it alone. With the help of Commissioner Gordon and a moralistic young street cop named John Blake, Batman has to rid the streets of Gotham's evil reckoning and save his own soul. You will be blown away by the sheer size and brilliance of the trilogy ending Dark Knight Rises- one of the greatest movies ever made. After you have seen this you will realise why this was the most anticipated movie of its time. Batman goes out in a blaze of glory... or does he?