Non-sensical explosion fest

Rating: 4/10 (25 July 2012)

The predecessor, The Dark Knight, is imo a great super-hero film. I am a huge Batman fan, and really wanted to enjoy this. However, I just found it impossible. A lot of the action scenes are fantastic, but the plot and editing are truly shocking in their attempt to take on far more material than could be handled in 2 hours. To all those who are writing raving and enthusiastic reviews, and who will probably hate me for this one: I heartfeltedly ask you to write a detailed summary of the plot as you recall it, and then re-read what you wrote. If any of it makes any sense to you, then you have my sympathy. Of course, this is a super-hero flick, and a certain suspension of doubt is part of enjoying it. But when you get the feeling that the over-hyped movie is mainly addressing spectators who prefer explosions over storyline and character depth, it's difficult to feel much respect for it. In TDK, Harvey Dent and Joker were undoubtedly far more profoundly portrayed than Selina "one-liner" Kyle - who actually managed to make me miss Michelle Pfeiffer - , "subtitles, please" Bane and above all "nuclear-bomb builder, prison escapee, Wayne industries stockholder, one-night-stand, ridiculous plot twist revealer, couldn't care less who the hell she is, get rid of her in truck accident asap" Talia. A movie that felt to me like an amusement park House of Horrors. Some thrills and fun moments. Then the ride ends, you look back. "What was that all about?" "Oh, nevermind, next ride".