Seriously - 8.7/10 ???

Rating: 4/10 (20 December 2012)

Loved the first 2 instalments, so had high hopes for the third (and supposedly) final film.
In its own way it's a passable film, but there are way too many plot holes to make this film stand up to its predecessors.
##Spoilers ahead## If you're watching this film for 'Batman', then think again. Throughout much of the film, Wayne is either virtually crippled, beaten or away from Gotham.
In many ways the film is unbelievable (I know it's a comic book story, but there needs to be some element of believability)...........consider: 1) Wayne is shown through much of the first half as being crippled - a fact backed up by a Doctors examination...........knee cartilege gone, kidneys damaged etc. etc (in other words, Wayne is a physical wreck).
Yet within seconds of this diagnosis, he's seen abseiling out of a hospital window to see Gordon.
And when he gets back to the 'Bat Cave', a simple attachment to his knee seems to miraculously cure all his problems.
2) Wayne is bankrupted by the Stock Exchange robbery, where Bane uses Waynes fingerprints to carry out some bad dealing.
Surely these transactions would have been nullified, given they were executed during a raid - yet Wayne is left penniless.
3) Despite stealing his pearls and betraying him, Wayne (for some reason) forgives Anne Hathaways character.
4) Wayne being thrown into the 'deep dark pit', that seems to be constantly lit by sunlight.
He essentially has a broken back, that's miraculously cured by being hoisted up by ropes and punched in the back lol.
Then despite his bad knee and other physical problems, he starts on the 'Rocky 4' routine - pushups, pullups and other physical exercise..............culminating in him climbing out of the pit and jumping from ledge to ledge DESPITE his knee being useless.
Then for some reason he throws a rope back down - why ?? To allow the other prisoners to escape ?? And to top it all, from this unidentified country, where he has no money or passport, he manages to get back to Gotham, enter Gotham (despite there only being one bridge) and basically walk round unmolested.
There are far too many other inconsistencies to even list - many of which you'll see if you watch. ALL of Gothams police force trapped in the sewers, the reactor core cum bomb that has a built in timer..........the fact Wayne sleeps with the Master Villain lol.
But the bad points about the film don't stop there: 1) Bane and Batman are almost incomprehensible at times - gravelly or distorted voices against loud music or action scenes.
2) 'Robin' being revealed as a police detective - presumably this leaves the franchise open for another instalment if the studio decides to make one.
3) Wayne (despite being a physical wreck) is seemingly capable of overcoming anything - even being stabbed a few times towards the end of the film.
Despite this, the film's still worth watching - if you can find a cheap copy in a few months time, or wait for it be shown on TV.
But compared to the previous 2, this one just comes across as a clichéd mess.