Very good.

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2012)

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The conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is very good. The Dark Knight Rises is more action packed than the Dark Knight. The acting was amazing, the fights between Bane and Batman were also amazing, but the meh ending and the meh pacing keeps this film from being amazing.
The acting was amazing, but I felt Anne Hathaway was lacking. She was alright, but she couldn't match up to all of the amazing acting done by Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy. Speaking of Tom Hardy, he was the highlight of the entire movie. He made Bane such a bad-ass, but even though he was bad-ass he had this intelligence that Hardy incorporated into the character. Tom Hardy deserves an Oscar for this role! Another actor worth mentioning is Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He really played his character well, he was believable and brought life to a character that use to be written only on the script to the Dark Knight Rises.
The action in this film was really good. When Bane and Batman fight, it is spectacular even though they don't move much. My only complaint was the final fight scene, it was a bit of a let down for being the last fight scene, but nonetheless it was good.
The pacing was also jumbled everywhere, some scenes the pacing was fast in others it was slow. Christopher Nolan may have mastered directing and writing, but he still needs to master the pacing of a movie over 2 hours long.
Along with the final fight scene, the ending was a bit of a letdown. There was one part of the ending that was cool, but the other part was easily forgotten, to tell you more will cause me to spoil the movie and I don't want to do that.
The one thing that stands out in the movie was the very first scene, that scene was by far the best in the whole trilogy. All-in-all the Dark Knight Rises lacked good pacing and a good final ending, but the acting and action makes up for the things lacking. The Dark Knight Rises is a good end to the trilogy. 9/10