Shaky, uneven and a mis-shot vision, still results in Satisfying Grandiose Conclusion

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2018)

Christopher Nolan cranks it up and gives us a Batman film and trilogy finale that both highly invigorates on a grand-cinematic scale, but also satisfies with a deeply enriching send-off. But Nolan seems to struggle in this one to really find or hone into the real jist of Dark Knight Rises and its characters. It just presents its characters as they are, but never really allows the true emotion to guide his story. It feels more driven by archetypes, making its story, as epic and orgasmic as it comes across, somewhat predictable and inhuman to say the least. Even when the movie really cues into the main crisis of the story, the build-up and delivery doesn't feed the story in any way. It feels somewhat uneven and not as believable or wondrous as it could've been. Nolan just powers through, even if it doesn't orchestrate or come across well, he never takes his foot off the gas and is still able to capture a powerful conclusion.
Even if the promise isn't quite as fulfilling from its extraordinary vision, and it certainly isn't quite as emotionally endearing as many of his other works, Nolan always knows how to reel us in , right the ship and liberate our souls with something that is unmatched in vision. His cinematic flare reawakens us with a craft that satisfies in every sense of the word, and he does it here again. A movie you simply do not want to miss.