Bat-tastic!!!

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2013)

First of all, can I say that when I heard that the Joker wasn't going to be in this movie and that the lead "bad guy" was going to be Bane I was thinking "LAME". So I tried to go into watching this film with an open mind and I got to say I won't question Chris Nolan's casting, direction or choice of characters again anytime soon. The man is a master and did a masterful job in this third installment of the Batman saga. Bane is an enemy in which Batman has not yet seen, he's physically strong sure but his genius and ruthlessness is truly what's terrifying. He breaks Batman time and again until you almost question whether Batman can really beat him in the end (which is saying something, because we all know he has to right?). The choices of the other actors like Anne Hathaway were spot on, she was magnificent and nailed the cat women character this movie required to succeed. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Christian Bale were their own usual selves (exceptional) and I really didn't see anyone miscast or turn in anything other then a very strong performance. Overall this movie left me completely happy, the perfect ending to the perfect movie saga. These are not just great super hero movies, to me they're great films period.