Such a Letdown, and Slightly Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2013)

Let me make this clear. I am not here to bash this movie. I am actually a HUGE Nolan fan, and a HUGE fan of the Batman trilogy. Before you begin saying I'm a troll, I want you to know I am an avid movie watcher. Some of my favorites would be Cool Hand Luke, Amadeus, Clockwork Orange, City of God, etc so I'm not the typical teenager who needs explosions to feel satisfied while watching a movie. Also, I absolutely fell in love with the first two Batmen, but this one was just a huge letdown, and let me say why...
1. NOT A GREAT VILLAIN - Tom Hardy is an INCREDIBLE actor. I love most all of his work like Bronson, etc. But they could have done way more to his character in this. With such an adventure series like Batman I just was really disappointed because I didn't feel like he had any defining characteristics that made him "pop" like the Joker did. Yes, he did a great job with what he had to work with, but I just felt like I needed more to make me connect with his character.
2. TOO PRETENTIOUS - I realize this is about the descent and rise of Bruce Wayne, but I felt like this movie had too much on it's plate and didn't trim the fat like it should have. There was just too many actors, too much stuff going on, it forgot about the basics that made the other 2 such great hits. Like one solid, fleshed out bad guy. And one motive.
3. TOO LONG - Now I'm not against long movies. But if you're going to make it 2 hours and 45 minutes you need to make it something that will completely captivate me all the way through. The first time I saw this movie I admit to falling asleep. I went back and watched it again and found myself checking the time. I don't know, I just didn't connect with this one like the previous movies.
4. NO FLOW OR RHYTHM - I think this is the biggest beef I had with this movie. It just felt rushed like they didn't devote the time and effort to make it as quality as the last two. And I don't mean quality by there weren't enough explosions or fights, I mean story and character wise. I felt like there was no defined rhythm, and it threw me off in the end. I just couldn't get into it.
I honestly don't know how this movie is rated 8.6 but I've seen movies no has ever heard of that are better than this one. Just a lot of bravado and no follow through. Again, I'm not trying to bash this movie, just putting in my two cents. IMDb Rating Wise I would rate the trilogy like this...
BATMAN BEGINS - 8.3 THE DARK KNIGHT - 8.7 DARK KNIGHT RISES - 7.5
Thanks for listening to my review :)