A Little Disappointing.

Rating: 7/10 (27 July 2012)

I am a huge fan of Christopher Nolan and must say he hasn't made a weak movie. While the first two episodes of the Batman trilogy were exceptional, this final instalment was, for me, the weakest ... though still good. The standouts in the cast were Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Tom Hardy's a wonderful actor but his garbled and muffled dialogue was at times quite unintelligible - almost making Batman's low drone more tolerable. Nolan and his brother are brilliant screenwriters but I found this storyline full of plot holes and generally obvious in development(certainly expected in fantastical super-hero films). My favourites among Nolan's many excellent films remain Following and Memento, proof that he doesn't need to only make 9 digit budget films from here on in. The story is most important and a great one doesn't always require an expensive wealth of action, CGI and special effects.