Best film of 2012 so far?

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2012)

The Dark Knight Rises, as most know, is the finale of Chrisopher Nolan's Batman trilogy that began with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. You have to ask yourself though, is the series plagued? I saw this in light of recent events with the Colorado shootings and Heath Ledger's untimely death in 2008.
However, The Dark Knight Rises is THE movie to watch in 2012:
It features stunning performances from Christian Bale who reprises his role as the protagonist Batman, Anne Hathaway as Catwomen and namely Michael Caine's portrayal of Bruce's servant Alfred. Caine gives an excellent performance in the movie mainly an emotional moment towards the closing scenes of the film (no spoilers here). Tom Hardy's performance as the villain Bane arguably competes with Ledger's performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight, You can feel the terror that Bane inflicts.
The story itself (whilst giving away no spoilers) features plenty of emotional moments and plot twists galore, 10/10 from this reviewer.
Summary: One of the best films this year has scene, definitely beating The Amazing Spider Man, where Super-Hero movies of 2012 are concerned: See this movie!