A good movie but lacking in many areas.

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2012)

Of course this movie is a thriller and action packed so is worth the price of admission. However as the close of a trilogy, while not weak like the matrix third, it lacks something and that is Bruce Wayne the detective.
Batman first and foremost is supposed to be a detective crime fighter who investigates using cool gadgets and then fights the bad guys.
The Bruce Wayne we are introduced too at the beginning of the film is portrayed as an old broken down man who lives as a recluse. This really has nothing to do with the Bruce Wayne of the comics who was obsessed with crime fighting and sleuthing.
We see him whine and complain to Alfred for a bit before he is made a fool by a cat burglar played by Ann Hathaway. While she could have been worse she had zero chemistry with Bale and it showed.
That is another issue they made Catwoman more powerful, smart and affective then Batman in this movie. Batman was made out to be a wimp who let himself go until a pretty woman steals from him and suddenly he is back in the batsuit at the bat of an eye.
So he is crippled but after putting on the suit and putting some contraption on his knee he is an olympic athlete? Later after being beaten half to death by Bane which WAS correct he is crippled with severe spinal injury inside a disgusting pit. After some soul searching from prisoner guidance he decides life is worth living. This is a guy who already did this in the first film so you think he would already have this wisdom? To wrap it up Batman does come back after doing some push ups and chin ups becoming buff and fit again and this time out dukes Bane but still needs Catwoman to save his life? Ugh..
I give a lot of poetic license when it comes to comic films because comics are not reality or based on it. However, at least make Batman more then a broken down cry baby who needs a 90 pound female to save him at the end.
Speaking of the end did you notice the nuke was counting down while Batman and everyone else waited for the last villain to give their final monologue? REALLY YOU HAVE SECONDS TO STOP THE BOMB! Ugh ugh ugh.