The Dark Bane Rises

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2012)

At first I couldn't wait until this film got out in theaters. I had seen every film of nolan and seeing that they keep getting better, I expected The Dark Knight rises to be his magnum opus. But I should have known better: how could someone, even a Christopher Nolan, outdo the Dark Knight.
Watching the movie I was blown away by the opening scene. For the second time Nolan has found an extraordinary and brilliant way the introduce the main villain Bane. And it must be said, Tom Hardy is as wicked and genius as Heath Ledger was. After having seen this movie multiple times I'm still amazed with what Hardy does with his face. Although he has besides his eyes no other facial means to express himself, he uses these eyes in a magnificent way.
As I was saying the opening scene and Bane in general is without doubt the greatest thing there is to mention concerning this movie. Because despite the fact that The Dark Knight Rises starts huge, the film quickly changes into a fantasy film that doesn't manage to keep up with its predecessors. It is painful to see just how many plot holes this movie has.
Why than the high rating? Simpley put: despite everything the last batman movie is still pretty amazing. As said is Tom Hardy his performance Oscar worthy, don't let yourself be fooled by the negative comments of his voice, the voice AND the accents are a perfect fit. Of course there is also the astonishing music score, I don't think there is any movie who has a more entertaining score than this trilogy. And at last you can't neglect the special effects which were once more pure art.
In short Nolan knows one more just how to combine the unrealistic Bane with the realistic character Bruce Wayne has become. Despite the fact that the movie loses its pace in the second part, the movie still has a better pace than most modern action movies.