Good Movie

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2013)

I love this movie. Overall, this movie was great- good acting, directing, story, visual effects, etc.
High Point: Bane Character. I think the Bane character stole the show. Great physical acting by Tom Hardy. Also, that voice was amazingly cool. The mask on Bane pumps a pain-stopping gas into his body so he can be relieved from injuries that present a lifetime of pain. But, I got the vibe, or at least felt it was portrayed, that the mask also did something to his voice. Not sure if that was ever explained or if I'm wrong in my assumption- but either way very cool character. Well acted and well voiced.
Low Point: Batman's Voice. In contrast to Bane's great voice, you have the bizarre Batman voice. I feel like Bruce Wayne, in his infinite wealth, should have a similar device that allows him to talk when in Batman mode without having to resort to a distorted rapist voice to disguise the Bruce-Wayne voice. I always laugh at that Batman voice, it's really such a stupid voice and a weak point in the special effects- A guy with that sort of technology would have a device to mask his voice. The rapist voice just doesn't do Batman justice. I like Christian Bale as an actor, but he definitely misses the mark with this voice- Director should have stepped in and put an end to that rapist voice.
Another Low Point: Joey Gordon Levitt. The biggest weak point of this movie= Joseph Gordon Levitt. This is probably one of the worst actors of our generation yet people somehow love this guy. It's so strange. I'm continually left scratching my head at why this guy keeps getting roles and people keep praising his work- baffling. If you've ever studied acting or actual life on this planet you'd realize there is virtually no truth to any role this guy does. It's mindless recitation of words. There is no acting going on with him. There is one point in the movie where JGL is supposed to come storming into a room and the line from the other guy is "calm down." As an actor you need to take cues from the dialogue, yet JGL comes in and doesn't even do anything that would justify the "calm down" response from the other character. You'd think the director would have stepped in and said, "wtf are you doing?" Every time I see him on the screen I cringe with a bit of embarrassment; he really doesn't seem to understand the dynamics of life or how people are supposed to behave in order to portray a believable character. His best roles are those roles where he plays the awkward character who doesn't fit in and doesn't know how to behave like a normal person- people devoid of any real emotion (i.e. 50/50- good casting for JGL in that movie). But most of the time I'm left scratching my head at the choice of JGL for any role. He's just not a good actor.
In sum: the movie itself was amazing, that was partially dragged down by poor acting by Joseph Gordon Levitt and the stupid clownish rapist Batman voice. Other than that, A+