Great Expectations...

Rating: 7/10 (27 July 2012)

In all honesty this movie was never going to be able to live up to and surpass the expectations set by 'The Dark Knight'. I was a little disappointed after viewing the movie but on reflection blame myself rather than Mr.Nolan. The unrealistic hype I had placed on the film in my own mind was entirely my own fault. Tom Hardy's performance as Bane, as great as a actor he is, was never going to match Heath Ledger's career defining moment. Don't get me wrong, this is still a great movie with many outstanding moments. But even with a running time nearing three hours I felt there was a lot of stuff left on the cutting room floor and dare I say it a little rushed. All in all I really enjoyed the movie and got a little emotional at the finale but in the end it was like 'Jedi' trying to improve on 'Empire'. Never gonna happen.