So many plot holes, loses its edge of darkness and mystery

Rating: 3/10 (28 July 2012)

First things first there is no Riddler, that ruin my expectation to begin with from gossip news. The movie could of be done without Catwoman didn't add anything to the story except being as a cameo and used up precious time which could of been used on something else.
Its like when someone has so many ideas, they want it all in the movie instead its a mess and they forget to summarise. The end result is too many plot holes. e.g. thousands of police go underground and get trapped and have to get out and fight their way above ground in human wave formation against guns blazing? Trying to get kids across bridge with school bus? willing human sacrificial pieces? etc etc just so many irrelevant ideas. Why wait for a few months until winter arrives, why stick around when the bomb goes off and all of a sudden Bruce Wayne travels across the planet to Gotham in time with a teleporter?
Biggest problem is not enough character development or background details, for example Bane. There was an opportunity to explain why? At least it was explained with the Joker. Stop trying to show all perspectives from all non-main characters like extras. Just focus on the villain, hero and subcharacters thats it. Not on the army, reporters, stockbrokers, children, president of the united states or some well in the desert.. oh sorry jail pit with a rope to climbed.
I like the mystery about batman's identity but its ruined when just about everyone close to contact with Bruce Wayne knows his Batman (facepalm). I enjoyed the brief fight between Batman and Bane but I wished it ended with Batman making a comeback from his spinal injury and defeating Bane. Instead Catwoman had to interfere by shooting off the batmobile. Poor Alfred was not even around when batman got snapped, he cant even stopped by and say "how you doing, master Bruce?" Bruce:"Nothing particular Alfred just got my ass whooped where were you?"
This movie doesn't resemble batman from its predecessors its lost its batman theme of staying hidden in the shadows and in the end of the action scenes it was like watching michael bay's decepticon wingfighter (it was bat hover flying vehicle). If the title is The Dark Knight Rises what is the epitome, Nightwing? If you want to see it that badly see it on DVD otherwise don't see it at all.
An unsatisfying end to a trilogy 'Cafe' and water platform? Just show me the Batman basking in his coolness (dark theme music playing).