Flawless.

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2012)

After the tremendous success "Batman Begins", and then the phenomenon that was "The Dark Knight". Christopher Nolan caps off his trilogy of his Batman legacy with absolute finesse and truly masterful filmmaking and storytelling with "The Dark Knight Rises."Again, what Nolan has done with TDKR is purely beautiful and tragic at the same time. I don't need to mention how excellent his casting choices are and always will be, but Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman was superb. Felt a lot more in sync with the comic book renditions as well as the recent taking of her character in Rocksteady's latest Batman Title "Arkham City." Hathaway uses seductive tactics to get what she wants and does so with flying colours. Her performance is both natural and breathtaking all at the same time as she provides her own sub plot that I, as a viewer felt just as interested in. Enter in Tom Hardy and we finally have a villain who is physically intimidating to a extreme level (but lets us never take away the riveting fear that Heath Ledger injected into us as viewers as the Joker RIP) Joseph Gordon-Levitt was an excellent addition to the plot, and very much worthy of his new title. The remainder of the cast is flawless; from Freeman to Caine and then of course to Bale the film creates a power house cast and allocates the screen time honourably. The most spectacular farewell to the most well done comic book to film adaptation to ever be brought to the silver screen. The final moment leaves you with closure, comfort and true appreciation for the ending of an excellent era in Batman. I have one last thing to say and that is; Bravo Christopher Nolan, Bravo indeed.