Flawed, yet great!

Rating: 7/10 (27 July 2012)

This is an excellent picture. I am an avid fan of the Batman. To say "I wasn't entertained" is a gross misunderstanding. But I must commend Tom Hardy's bravery. The complete foil to Batman is the Joker, and following Ledger's performance as the clown prince of crime in Nolan's second act would have been a daunting task. I mean how could he not? I missed the lack of humor and charisma in such a villain. But that is more to the character of Bane's fault, not Hardy's. Who ever did sound editing needs a tip of the hat and a wag of the finger. Wonderful for "the Bat" but as for Bane's voice, somewhat of an oops. Bane sounded omnipresent as opposed to speaking to me from the screen. Again, I highly enjoyed Hans Zimmer's score. A worthy finale from Nolan, his actors, and his crew.