That was incredible.

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2012)

I was lucky enough to see this a few hours before it came out, and it was one of the most amazing theater experiences I've ever had. I was expecting something very close to The Dark Knight, but was way wrong. The Joker was amazing in The Dark Knight, and he had his place, but Bane is a whole different story. Tom Hardy pulls him off very well, although yes, there are a couple scenes where one has to strain to understand his lines. The story is solid, though, and very entertaining throughout. I didn't lose focus (or back off the edge of my seat) at all for the entire (almost) three hours.
One very big surprise to me, by the way, was Anne Hathaway. I am really not a big fan of her work and was very skeptical going in, but she did a fantastic job as Selena Kyle and I thoroughly enjoyed her. Best Catwoman I've ever seen.
All in all, it was fantastic. After seeing the first two in the trilogy (which is a requirement to understand the story, by the way), I had ridiculously high hopes, and what I got was probably the best and most satisfying endings to a story that I've ever seen. Christopher Nolan, I applaud you.