Saving the best until last !

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2012)

I have to say, I've never been a superhero or comic fan, especially not a Batman fan, however, about three weeks ago I watched Batman Begins and then Batman The Dark Knight and although not completely stunned or inawe of the Movies, except of course of Heath Ledger's amazing portrayal of "The Joker" I found them solid and enjoyable. So in saying that, I went into Batman The Dark Knight Rises not expecting anything too amazing in truth, But to my absolute delight, I was completely wrong, Batman The Dark Knight Rises, is without a doubt one of the best movies I have watched in years!
The film opens with a scene full of action, and to everyone's delight, the action continues throughout the entire movie. The Movie is just under 3 hours long, but I can honestly say, not for one second of those 165 minutes was I bored or regretting the fact i went to see this movie , which I was shocked by, as 3 hours is quite long to be sitting in a cinema and you would expect to find yourself dissatisfied at some stage throughout the movie, however this moment does not come, this makes It a truly epic movie, and Nolan deserves all the credit he gets,full of action and emotion, your eyes will not leave the screen! I will not be surprised at all if he gets an Oscar nod for this movie, not surprised one bit !
The cast also supply amazing and truly mesmerizing performances , Christian Bale gives his best performance of the trilogy in the final installment, because no longer do we see a secretive Batman, we see a Batman that is faced with more challenges than ever before, made harder by the fact, Bruce Wayne sees no need for Batman or indeed no need to live at all! We see Bruce go on a soul searching journey, which for me hugely adds to the movie, as in the previous 2 of the Batman trilogy, I felt Bale's portrayal of Batman was overshadowed by other performances,in Batman Begins by "the scarecrow" played by the magnificent Cillian Murphy and of course by Heath ledger's "The Joker" in Batman The Dark Knight, so for me, the fact that Bale actually got more emotional scenes in this final installment, with less fighting but more soul searching and trying to finding himself, really gives the final movie the edge none of the previous 2 had! Anna Hathaway is also very good as Catwoman, she doesn't get as much scene time as one would expect, but when she does,she really grabs your attention, not only but the leather suit ;) but also by her solid acting. Joseph Gordon-Levitt also gives a great performance as the young, clever and hungry cop Blake, while Michael Caine is superb as Alfred, like Hathaway, his scene time is limited,but none the less his performance is one of the best, as each scene he appears in is either full or humor or full of emotion, and Caine delivers beautifully ! Tom Hardy is solid as Bane, his scenes are full of action and fills everyone with fear, he does brilliantly with what he has,and no one can question his abilities as an actor, although i think the audio guys let him down, as it is very difficult to understand or even hear him at times, this is the only poor thing about the entire movie, and its a shame as with a bit more twigging, im sure they could have made his voice scary, dark and loud while making it understandable and clear at the same time.
Overall, this is truly a great trilogy that got an epic ending ! as I said before Nolan really deserves all the praise he gets for this one! Bale and Caine also deserve a lot of applause for their part, and if it was my decision , Caine would be picking up the Oscar for best supporting actor this year, that much is certain! This movie is defiantly worth the watch, full of action,measured with the right amount of emotion and containing a lot of twists that will shock you, it absolutely is the best of the lot !