Very disappointing, poor writing, was made to cash-in

Rating: 6/10 (23 July 2012)

Being a fan of Christopher Nolan, I was super disappointed in his newest installment. This movie was clearly made to cash-in, no passion. The movie was chock full of one-liners (some with terrible timing) and generally poor scripting.
It felt like a rehash of the previous two movies but executed in a gimmicky way. Almost every dynamic in the story-line was taken from Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, or Inception. It is so weird that Nolan cast actors from Inception in roles that are uncannily similar to the roles they played in Inception. Without getting into spoilers, I thought that every story element had already been executed by Nolan in almost the exact same way in his previous movies. Sure Bane was kinda interesting, but the sound editing for his voice was terrible and amateur. It was as if his voice was omnidirectional (Nolan probably thought this added presence), it was unbearable, as if a overly enthusiastic narrator was reading Bane's lines with a sinister voice.
I felt bad for Anne Hathaway. That girl worked hard for this movie and if the script was written better, she probably could have added a little more personality to the character. (Plus Michelle Pfeiffer is THE catwoman, she dominated that role)
In summary, it was a terrible, poorly written story that resulted in a lengthy, only moderately entertaining flick. I don't recommend this movie if you are expecting to see quality storytelling.