the epic conclusion we needed

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2012)

bold, intense, smart and emotional. the third installment in Chris nolans batman trilogy is all of the above. as with all films its not without flaws, with that said it's everything we needed from the last installment of dark knight trilogy
set 8 years after the dark knight you find a damaged Bruce wayne not just physically but emotionally, this I really think helps Christian bale really flex his acting muscles I personally found him quite flat in tdk, Michael Caine as Alfred once again for me is the heart of this movie, I feel he makes its accessible and real. there are some new additions such as tom hardy as bane, physically a very powerful performance you really get this feeling that batman does not stand a Chance against this force of nature, I am still not completely sold on the voice however on second viewing It did grow on me, Joseph Gordon levitt is another newbie as beat cop John blake, he was a real surprise for me, I won't get into his character to much but its a rousing performance and last but not least Anne Hathaway as Selina kyle aka catwoman this performance I loved she had a presence about her a cocky confidence if you will which really worked for me.
Hans Zimmer for me again delivers a fantastic score really makes the scenes feel powerful and epic, but I also like the fact that in the first encounter between bane and batman there is no music, which I think is a stroke of genius, it really makes you feel every blow
I did find the plot at the beginning a touch messy but when your trying to introduce new characters its more damage limitation in that sense unless you want to make a 4 hour movie. beyond that it feels tense and the 2 hours 45 flies by
as I said at start its not faultless but one of my all time favourite movies. bravo Christopher Nolan you have truly delivered a comic book movie trilogy that sets a new standard.