Best movie ever

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2012)

I consider this movie one of the best movies I've ever seen in my thirty something years. Having seen the second Dark Knight movie and Keith RIchard's performance as Joker, I couldn't have imagined this movie to be so much better.
Christopher Nolan is already amongst my favorite movie makers, and with this movie he has attained a new level. I look fwd to watching more sequels (if they make) as well as other titles like Superman.
The entire star cast was brilliant. All the familiar faces from previous movies did very well as expected (Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman). But, so did all the new ones (Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Anne Hathaway).
There was lot of depth to the movie and there were lot of strong performances. Tom Hardy as Bane was awesome, and is without a doubt just as evil as Joker if not more. Christian Bale showed more depth in his character than previous movies. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was very likable and deserves lot of credit for being the good cop. Michael Caine as the caretaker added a touch of sensitivity & emotion to the movie and gave some pretty heavy scenes, but also a very heart warming ending. Marion Cotillard gave us unexpected surprises, that most of us couldn't have guessed. Anne Hathaway was naughty, charming and playful.
The background musical score was brilliant, in a familiar way (if you've seen other Nolan movies).
There were so many great performances, that if someone asked which one I'd rate best I'd find it extremely difficult to decide. Everything came together so perfectly well balanced in the movie that I can't help but give lot of credit to Christopher Nolan for making it all work. He has given me an experience of a lifetime with this movie.