9.9/10, EPIC In all ways.

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2012)

EPIC, and that really isn't an understatement. This film just absolutely blew me away. Superb cast (half of which were from Inception), outstanding cinematic quality ( I LOVED the aerial shots) and a thrilling, action-packed story line.
I needn't say much about the acting. Tom Hardy really delivered a role made of badassery as 'Bane'. Christian Bale played Batman better than ever, and Michael Caine, well, he brought a tear to my eye.
Cinematics? Wow. Aerial shots were INCREEEEDIBLE. Love the cityscape. And the action sequences were filled with shock and awe. I though the truck scene from 'The Dark Knight' was good, wait until you see this! Seeing most of Gotham getting blown to pieces was utterly insane! A lot of it I would also give to the soundtrack. Hans Zimmer stuns again with EPIC music. At times, it is actually the silence which adds to the awe, not the music. Those silent scenes really hit you.
The storyline is also incredible. A bit slow to start with but it really picks up. At the start expect a LOT of long dialogue scenes, but trust me, the action from the middle to end really does make up for those more boring and quiet scenes. Jonathon and Christopher Nolan did a great Job on making a new kind of Batman, one which we haven't seen before. He is more determined than ever and this plays out great in this film. Although weak, you can see how he wants to save Gotham so desperately.
So, overall this film is AMAZING. I went into thinking "Well, surely it won't beat The Dark Knight as that had Heath Ledger?" but my thoughts were thrown away after leaving the cinema. As good as 'The Dark Knight'? Yeah, I think so. 9.9/10 (Shares the TOP with 'The Dark Knight') a movie which I have NO complaints about. Bravo Mr Nolan, Bravo.