Could be the best of all time (even though it wasn't)

Rating: 9/10 (29 August 2012)

Having watched the previous two movies directed by Nolan, and looking forward to the so called "epic conclusion" you can't help it: you will have very high demands from this one. This piece had a very heavy heritage to warrant. And, clearly, achieved this goal. You can hardly find a person that will tell you that this movie went off the scene created from the previous two. It just did meet the expectations.
The film starts in an outstanding way, and continues in the same tempo: personally, until the first half, I was left speechless. It just was the best thing I had ever seen in my life. I mean, overall, the best movie ever. Far more ambitious than "Batman Begins" and (even) "The Dark Knight", this thing was just gorgeous.
However, in the second half of the movie, perhaps because the script had to deal with a huge variety of situations, even Christopher Nolan could not achieve to cover all the plot wholes-and I believe that were some. Because of these plot wholes,this movie was not a perfect 10/10. And because, on the other hand, had some outstanding, breathtaking moments, was not just (a nice try but) 8/10 movie.
For example: Since this whole scene takes place it the USA, and the government was aware of what was happening, there was no way they would had sent for help just three guys from the Special Forces. I know that Batman has to save Gotham and not the Marines, but that's what I'm talking about-too huge script to deal with.
In addition, Bane finds Batman's arsenal, but he doesn't find Batman's suit or "the Bat". Why-because they were inside some walls, below the ground or somewhere else. Not quite a very sensible explanation. Bruce Wayne is taken to a prison by Bane, where in the beginning, Bruce asks from the guys that took care oh him to let him die-kill him, and they tell him that they are told to keep him alive- in a way that indicated that they were not on his side. But afterwards, suddenly they help him, they watch him working out, they give him a piece of advice. Not to mention that the 5-month gap is not enough for Batman to recover from a serious injury, get in exceptional physical condition (better than before, actually, when he was beat up by Bane), and come back to Gotham.
I will not continue stating negatives, cause this was a brilliant movie and cant help but thinking about it again and again. Tom Hardy was very good as Bane, Christian Bale has given a personal touch, after all, to both Batman and Bruce Wayne characters, Anne Hathaway was the best cat-woman on screen: modern, sexy, dangerous. Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Michael Kayne, nicely played their parts. Same goes to the other rising star from Inception, alongside Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon Levitt.
I cannot imagine who will even attempt to make the next Batman movie-no matter if it's coming in 2014,2016 or 2030. Christopher Nolan has set the bar to high for anyone with this trilogy.