Loud, brash, expensive trilogy ender.

Rating: 2/10 (3 February 2013)

Falling into the trap of so many recent second sequels, having to live up to the hype of its prequels, a bloated meandering story, a huge budget, and a giant cast of characters to create a loud, blustering finale.
The huge cast stops us from truly delving into characters, and we are left with actors turgidly spewing a stale script about wealth and redistribution and other poorly written themes.
Fighting for space amongst the action, the thundering soundtrack booms repetitively, growing in intensity throughout.
Nolan this time seems unable to edit his movie into concise chunks instead layering, action scene upon action scene, with little lay up except for a short gasp between action scenes. He is unable to build a steady rhythm and I find myself exhausted after the first hour of fireworks.
The production is fantastic, the effects truly amazing, as objects explode, crash, and hurtle explosively all over the screen. A disappointing finale, that struggles with its serious aims, as it sends its caped hero in a violent adventure to overcome other violence, with his particular brand of self-righteous vigilante violence. A grand disappointment.