Nolan has done it again! A great finale to an amazing trilogy!

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2012)

Let me start off by saying that I've always been a huge fan of Batman and I always will. While The Dark Knight Rises does not live up to be the masterpiece that 'The Dark Knight' has become, it is still an outstanding film. Tom Hardy portrays Bane to true justice, unlike the dreadful Bane in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin, and Anne Hathaway gives a stunning performance as the eccentric Selina Kyle/Catwoman. While this film does not top its predecessor, The Dark Knight rises gives a sensational blend of action, adrenaline, emotion, and suspense and does not disappoint. The plot takes place about eight years after the events of The Dark Knight where Christian Bale gives Bruce Wayne, his character, a tone of misery and ruggedness. Harvey Dent Day has become a national holiday to Gotham City that represents the fall of organized crime and respects to the deceased district attorney, whom both Batman and Comissioner Gordon know the truth about. Bruce Wayne has been in hiding with his enterprise falling apart after an investment in an energy fusion source while his ego as the Caped Crucader has disappeared since he took the fall for Dent's crimes and has been branded an enemy to Gotham. The entire film builds up to a climax the audience will never expect and an ending that will make die hard Batman fans tear up. I am a little disappointed that Christopher Nolan has decided to end the series but it's probably for the best. At least he will not ruin it like Joel Schumacher did. All in all I applaud Nolan, Bale, Cain, Freeman, Hardy, and Hathaway for their performances in this more than acceptional film that is also a bittersweet ending to a highly successful trilogy. Bravo