*First* "Holy s**t this is awesome! *Second* "...meh"

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2016)

OK. So, this is pretty much how I went from thinking this is PHENOMENAL, to somewhat average and, a bit, forgettable.
*SPOILER ALERT*
Once Tom Hardy's character finds out towards the end, that Leo is still alive, I began to fear the worst! "Oh no.. please, don't do this". But I assured myself, this, thus far encapsulating, political, complex, cinematic experience would not, could not, give way to that *yawnable* ending that I SO desperately try (so very hard) to avoid.
But I was wrong.
Why did this movie fall victim to the predictable formula that most hero/villain movies follow?
Don't get me wrong! I loved the overall production, soundtrack, and the acting was certainly A grade in my book !!!
But.... why? WHHHHHHYYYY?
I settled on an 8 , even though i'm pretty ticked off the story itself may not even deserve a 7..
What do you think?