Thank You Christopher Nolan for saving Batman!

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2012)

Christopher Nolan who earlier had directed the two previous films (Batman Begins & The Dark Knight) is finally back to end the Dark Knight's destiny. Christian Bale has for the last time returned to the role as the Dark Knight while Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson have returned to their pivotal roles. The film also introduced the characters Bane (portrayed by Tom Hardy), Selina Kyle/Catwoman (portrayed by Anne Hathaway), John Blake (portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Miranda Tate (portrayed by Marion Cotillard).
The film is set eight years after the death of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckart). Gotham has become a safer city and nobody has seen Bruce Wayne or Batman since the night Dent passed away. The film goes deeply into the history of Ra's Al Ghul's family. Nolan has focused on both Batman and Bane equally, which might be a strong benefit for the film. It has a much more darker story compared to the two earlier films and I'm pretty sure that every Batman fan will enjoy it.
First of all, Christan Bale. He has once again proved himself that there can't be any better actor than him to have the honor to wear the Dark Knight's suit. He has delivered a clean performance and showed both the strong and weak sides of Batman.
Tom Hardy who portrayed Bane has delivered a mind-blowing performance. His trained body, fearless eyes, cold voice, bold head and the mask make him to look like a stylish and different super-villain (credit goes to the costume designer). Hardy is another great example (after Heath Ledger) to show how a super-villain should be when it comes to film. His ''Not Killing Straight, But Torturing to Death'' attitude makes him to be special. The story about Bane's past and the rise of the Dark Knight will give the audience an excitement and give them pleasure to watch the rest of the film.
Anne Hathaway who played Selina Kyle/Catwoman was beautiful as usual and did an excellent job. I was actually very excited to see Hathaway's performance after I read the article about the incident between her and the stunts-man, and I must say that I was really surprised and was filled with raw action.
Gary Oldman who portrayed Comissioner James Gordon did not disappoint at all. He came back to the circumstances where he does crazy things to help Batman like he did in ''Batman Begins'' when he had to drive the Batmobile to stop the train. He gave life to the role like he did in the previous films and showed that his character has a great responsibility for Gotham city.
The veterans Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman who played Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox were at their best. Joseph-Gordon Levitt who portrayed John Blake has also done a good job. The audience will not understand how important his character is until the end of the film.
This is one of the few superhero films which is not filled with neither joy or fun. It is very serious from the beginning to the end. The first fight scene between Batman and Bane is not a game at all. It is very violent and will give a twist in the film. You will also see a different relationship between Bruce and Alfred like you never had seen before in the earlier films and the ending is surprisingly good. For those who are die hard fans of ''The Dark Knight'' (because of Joker) will might feel that ''The Dark Knight Rises'' did not fill the all expectations. But if you go and watch the film without having ''The Dark Knight'' in your mind, you will definitely love it.
Strongly Recommended!
Verdict: Couldn't have ended it better!