Excellent movie until you stop to think about it.

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2013)

I walked out of the theater thinking this movie was just about as good as the Dark Knight, but I still felt the Joker just couldn't be beat. I admit, hearing the criticisms is first and foremost what brought this movie down for me. But because it's an enjoyable film and faithful to the previous Dark Knight films, it's still totally worth watching. It focuses on Batman again, Catwoman is great, and Bane is a good villain. Unfortunately, there is also a ton of plot holes for the sake of the contrived, convoluted storyline. Some problems I have with it: The villains' deaths in this movie are shamefully nonchalant. The fight scenes, for all the emotion behind them, have extremely sloppy choreography. Other problems include Blake knowing Batman's identity, Bane's hilarious voice, the underwhelming prison, how Bane finds out the truth of Harvey Dent, anything with the police... How could Nolan mess up this much? Alright, while I am harsh on it, I still believe this is a conclusion not to be missed.