One of the best comic-to-film adaptations of all time

Rating: 9/10 (18 February 2016)

After Murphy's twisted Scarecrow and Ledger's psychotic Joker, Christopher Nolan ensures that the final act of the trilogy breaks new ground, with Tom Hardy's Bane being one of the most dazzlingly charming and - with equal measure - pant-wettingly terrifying comic book villains ever committed to film.
The unmitigated sense of dread throughout is enthralling, and the film's sheer size and scope - including story, action and visual effects - makes The Dark Knight Rises not only a truly satisfying conclusion to Nolan's series, but one of the best comic-to-film adaptations of all time.