Perfect ending.

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2012)

With Bale's greatest performance as batman, Hardy's imposing menace as bane, and Hathaway's incredible take as catwoman, it's the best batman interpretation yet, and one of the years best movie. The Dark Knight Rises barely lets up throughout its two-hour, 45-minute running time as Nolan precision-engineers a full-throttle blockbuster with the walloping, Hans Zimmer- backed action sequences of The Dark Knight and the emotional weight of Batman Begins. It's the events of the 2005 series restart that tie very closely to what unfolds in Rises, as Bruce's past and present collide for a jaw-dropping trilogy closer. The Dark Knight Rises is intelligent, heart-pounding spectacle cinema that grips like a vice from minute one and won't let go.