Sloppy

Rating: 5/10 (28 July 2012)

This movie was enjoyable, even if it was very long. But while the cinematography and acting had the usual professional feel of a Nolan film, I was shocked at how lazily the plot had been constructed and the scenes executed. The number of little holes in the plot is pathetic, and there are far too many distracting cliché-solutions and impossibilities for this to be considered a good film. While Bane works for me and the fights with him are great, a number of action scenes are laughable since Batman gets attacked by 6-8 guys who insist on moving toward him and slapping him with their automatic weapons. It is just ridiculous and unnecessary - why not take the time to construct a setup that makes sense, with them fighting in terrain that benefits Batman, or have Batman use some gadgets to pull it off? Nope - they were too lazy for that. All the way through, the movie had this feel - that whoever responsible didn't bother to have it make sense, didn't bother instructing extras, didn't bother come up with ideas that could move the overall theme along... In itself it is an OK film, primarily because the cast is top-drawer, but the prequels and the hype makes it a disappointment. In many ways it feels more like what I would expect from the new Spiderman (Which I haven't seen).