There was a good movie struggling to get out

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2012)

Well that's it no more Batman... no more Alfred, Fox, Gordon ... So did this film to the end of a trilogy that we have come to be in awe of? Well not quite, I'm going to be honest and say it was just OK.
The positives: Good and dark (for the most part) Great acting Good baddie in Bane (although I struggled at times to hear what he was saying) Good cast (for the most part) Graphics were good
The negatives: Too long.... sorry but it was at least 30 minutes too long. Too many sub-plots and scenes that could have been saved for the director's cut. Too many time stallers under the guise of "peril". Gordon didn't need to drop that box, that bridge didn't need to be blown up. We could have only needed one extra "leap of faith". The ending was just too hokey. The penultimate scene would have sufficed. It didn't feel like Gotham city from the first film, it just looked like New York (AGAIN!) Cillian Murphy was pointless and his role could have been played by anyone. Some scenes just lead nowhere, especially when Gordon's speech was read, his argument with Blake was pointless. What happened to Fox at the end (unless I zoned out at that point).
I really wanted to like this film, but it just got too convoluted and you spent a lot of time going.. "oop that's leading up to something else and that will be..." Or saying "Just GET ON WITH IT".
I will say I was reminded of the old Adam West Batman film in one of the final scenes. "There are some days where you just can't rid of a bomb".
I said it before, I really wanted to like this film, but it just was OK, C-, see me please and explain this.