I actually liked this better than Dark Knight which most people seem to think is the stand out of director Chris Nolan's trilogy.
Batman's been retired for 8 years and has a bung leg but when a masked terrorist takes over Gotham threatening to set off a nuclear weapon, Bruce Wayne suits up one last time.
You should know what to expect by now - a ridiculous gravely voiced batman, an amazing looking Gotham city, loyal Alfred, subdued colours, inept police and theatrical villains and this final film is no different.
The villain of this film, Bane will either work for you or he won't and it's because of his voice. Personally I think the plummy British voice coming out of a muscly pile of metal face is great and I think Tom Hardy does a great job at (a) getting so huge and (b) not physically overacting like the tic ridden Joker. His mask stays on the entire film and while you do kind of wonder what's under there, ultimately it's better that we don't see another boiled egg Vader or a grinning sparkle skull two face.
My favorite scenes are the intro plane hijack which is very unique and thrilling, Batman making his first re appearance to the delight of an old school cop who tells a rookie "you're in for a show tonight son", any scene with Michael Caine in it (apart from the over the top funeral scene) and the batwing scenes. This batwing is a strange design that sort of looks like a weird lobster tail - sounds strange but sure looks great making impossible maneuvers through the streets of Gotham.
Chris is a smart guy so I don't know why everything is spelled out for the viewer so thoroughly. I don't want inception but I don't want my hand held, gripes aside (that nuclear physicist sure does fast work) this is a perfect conclusion to the dark knight trilogy. It's the right time for Batman to retire for real from film for a while so here's hoping the studios can wait a couple of years before the inevitable young blood reboot.
YES - thanks Chris
