A gripping and realistic film which misses out on few small aspects

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2012)

Christopher Nolan is back with the last chapter in the franchise and its grim action and fast paced, multi-layered storytelling which is mindblowingly good in terms of of how the story unfolds which is both real and compelling at the same time. Character development for the new characters is not brought out convincingly. The emotional aspect is brought out in a couple of scenes out of which the romance is sudden and not at all believable. The Bane character was built up well only to be let down in the end. But it just cannot be compared with Joker whose screen presence was amazing. The catwoman is a much more lively character and is very much part of the plot than just helping Batman. The batmobile just got a whole lot cooler and the 'Bat' a nice addition. Batman/Bruce Wayne is a lot more vulnerable and the movie concentrates more on the fate of Gotham city than being focused only upon Batman to save them. There isn't much connect with the characters and it feels like it doesn't matter whether they live or die which is both good and bad thing as it focuses our attention to the city as a whole rather than a few characters. The ending seems more like a logical conclusion to what has happened than being very cliché. And it will appeal to the masses. There are some epic dialogues/moments. The BGM complements the action without intruding too much. The 1st half is too good whereas the 2nd half is where many feel Nolan let us down. Do not go with too much expectations. It is a very good movie nevertheless.
Rating: 9/10