A satisfying and brilliant conclusion to the The Dark Knight Trilogy!

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2012)

When I saw this in the cinema earlier this year... I actually was a bit disappointed. I thought the movie was very good and every bit as entertaining as it should be! But I had looked forward to this movie for so long, that it was a self-written mild disappointment! But I knew that when it came out on DVD and I rewatched it, it would improve to the better... And it did! The movie offers many qualities that you will notice after rewatching it, and when your own personal hype about the movie is gone the movie becomes much better!
The movie takes out 8 years after The Dark Knight, and Gotham City have finally been cleaned up from criminals... more or less. However, such events has been bred from a lie formed by the Gotham officials. Batman willingly took the blame for Harvey "Two–Face" Dent's crimes, and the officials and Gordon used this opportunity to create the "Dent–Act" which gives the police authority to arrest any person even associated with criminals on sight. So Gotham is a city without any need for Batman, and I love it. The script centers around the question "what happens if Gotham will no longer need Batman?" So the movie centers around the psychology of Bruce Wayne which is a nice refreshment and an interesting plot point.
But Gotham is shaken up with the arrival of the brutal mercenary known only as Bane! Tom Hardy completely owned the role as Bane, and manages to create a brutal monster, but with human depth, boundaries and qualities. Plus, Bane wears a mask in the entire movie so Hardy can only use his eyes in this movie to act, and he does a superb job! Tom Hardy's Bane is an awesome Batman villain we have never seen before! I don't want to tell more about the plot point anymore as it would ruin the experience!
We also have Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle aka Catwoman, which I found to be very good. She is capable, sexy and Hathaway delivers a comedic yet serious performance. Certainly a great character! Christian Bale delivers his best performance as Bruce Wayne yet. The movie centers mostly around him without the costume, and he is given many good lines and opportunity's to act! Marion Cotillard is nice as Miranda Tate, and the returning supporting actors is still great, especially Michael Caine as Alfred!
The cinematography is beautiful and visually stunning, and so is the visual effects! Hans Zimmer's score is awesome and the sound likewise! You'll hear no gripes from the technical department from me!
This movie is meant to be epic in scope and wrap the trilogy up nicely! And it's safe to say that the movie accomplishes that! I don't know why I was disappointed in the first place! Perhaps, the movie is not the best of the trilogy, but it's certainly the most ambitious! The movie wraps the movie up nicely with a satisfying and ambiguous ending! The best possible ending to The Dark Knight Trilogy lies in this movie!
9/10