A Mixed Bag (Contains Spoilers!)

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2012)

So to start my review, I'm gonna start with the cons. The first and probably the most talked about problem is Bane's voice; I'll be honest, I did have some trouble hearing him speak as his voice was muffled due to the robotic 'Darth Vader-esque' sound effect. Also, the story line has a few holes in it such as the end where Batman escapes the Atomic bomb by setting the plane to auto-pilot. The problems are: 1. Nuclear Reactors can be cooled by water so he could just drop it in water and there'd be no explosion. 2. Although the Blast Radius was only a supposed 6 miles, the radiation would be hundreds of miles therefore everyone in Gotham would die from radiation. 3. When Alfred tells Bruce about the Cafe he goes to in Florence, how does Bruce know where to go so Alfred would be looking at the exact same place as where he said in his fantasy?
Also, for an almost 3 hour film, it seemed a little rushed and had rough edges.
Although there are holes to the story, they are only small and unnoticeable to most. So now onto the pros! For starters, the action is just brilliant. The new gadgets and vehicles give plenty of excitement in chase scenes and the combat is very good. The acting is also good; Tom Hardy gives a good performance as ruthless Mercenary Bane, his performance is nowhere near as good as Heath Ledgers Joker but his absence doesn't ruin the movie. Anne Hathaway's Catwoman is fierce and she makes a great villain. Christian Bale returns as the caped vigilante but his acting skills fall a little below the mark. The camera-work is brilliant and the effects are outstanding.
My cons may outnumber the pros but this film was still worth an 8/10. I was a little disappointed also because with the $250,000,000 budget, the film could have been better.