A satisfying conclusion to a fantastic trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2012)

Like many other Nolan/Batman fan-boys, I had been eagerly expecting the release of this movie ever since it was announced. I finally got to see it today and I have to say that it was the ending that Gotham deserved. Although the movie fails to match up to the dizzying expectations set up by its predecessor, it does provide a suitable catharsis to all those who've been following the journey of Christian Bale's Batman.Tom Hardy and Micheal Caine steal the show as Bane and Alfred,while the rest of the cast perform admirably well including the newcomers Joseph Gordan Levitt and Anne Hathaway. What stops this film from being a truly great movie, is however the innumerable flaws in the plot, something unexpected in a Nolan movie. I will have to assume that he was just trying to end a series decently without worrying too much about the loopholes that occur now and then. This is a fair gambit as there aren't too many "third movie of the trilogy"'s that are worth remembering(With the exception of the Return of the King in the LOTR trilogy) and as there aren't any glaring errors as such, this gambit does eventually work. Fanboys of the comic will not find anything shockingly out of place in this movie (except for the last 30 seconds maybe) either as it caters to their requirements commendably.
All in all, the second best movie of the Dark Knight Trilogy and the best movie of the year so far.