As Good as its Predecessor

Rating: 7/10 (18 March 2017)

This movie essentially begins with a eulogy for a district attorney named who died in a fight against "Batman" (Christian Bale) eight years earlier. Ironically, the battle ended up with the corrupt district attorney being considered a hero while Batman was cast as an evil murderer and additionally "Bruce Wayne" became a partial invalid and a total recluse in the process. Then one day during a benefit at his house a maid ventures into Bruce Wayne's bedroom and proceeds to steal some pearls out of his safe--but more importantly obtains copies of his fingerprints as well. Not long afterward it is revealed that a former mercenary named "Bain" (Tom Hardy) is building a criminal organization with the intention of terrorizing Gotham City and using those fingerprints to take over Bruce Wayne's fortune as well. Along with that a female burger with her own unique skills makes her presence known and sets out with her own agenda as the "Catwoman" (Anne Hathaway). Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film was as good as its predecessor with both Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway putting in some fine performances. Although, it was a bit long (164 minutes) and could have provided a bit more introductory detail relating to the previous film ("The Dark Knight") I thought it still turned out to be a good action movie and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.