Retrospective Reviews- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2013)

From Christopher Nolan, Director of 'Inception' and 'The Dark Knight', comes 'The Dark Knight Rises' or 'The Best Film I've Ever Seen'.
PROS: To start off, the performances of all the actors, from leading man Christian Bale to God himself, Morgan Freeman are all excellent. They make the characters likable and enjoyable to watch on screen. Yes, Bale's Batman voice can get irritating but, let's face it, 'The Amazing Spider- Man' was irritating, too. Just like 'Skyfall', the villain steals the show. Tom Hardy as Bane is one of the years greatest villain performances, it actually surpasses Heath Ledger's Joker, he was good, yes, but the way he was written, we didn't get any depth to the character, he was just a crazy little lunatic who blew up buildings, where Bane acts as a tenacious dictator and actually has a goal. His voice is dominant, load and extremely scary, with a strange mix of a British/Caribbean accent. The grand scale of the film is absolutely huge, and it works perfectly with the IMAX frame and the loud, booming orchestral music by Hans Zimmer. It's just a beautifully crafted film.
'SPOILER ALERT!'
CONS: My ONE AND ONLY gripe for this film is that Bane's death was very anti- climactic, because I feel that Batman should have killed him. But it doesn't take away the fact that this is a perfect film.
So, not only is this the best film of 2012 to me, but the best film I've ever seen. BY FAR.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Written by: Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon- Levitt & Morgan Freeman