Director: Christopher Nolan
Rated: PG-13
Length: 165 min.
In one of the most anticipated summer blockbusters of all-time...The Dark Knight "Falls." I am disappointed to say that my original hypothesis that this film would be completely ridiculous and over the top came true. I wanted so badly to be wrong about my sequel policy; that any film that goes for the three-peat, fails epically in trying to outdo the two already incredible films that preceded it. The Dark Knight is easily one of my favorite films of all-time and I was absolutely taken in by the film from start to finish. One of the main reasons being Heath Ledger, and the astounding job he did as The Joker. Tom Hardy (Bane) was also a very entertaining villain in this film, but he reminded me too much of a beefy Hannibal Lector. Unfortunately this film could not even be saved by up and coming star Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Blake). In all honesty, the best performance of the film goes to Anne Hathaway (Catwoman), which is surprising even to me, considering I had little to no respect for her work prior to this film. Overall, the film dialogue was extremely poor and the plot was incredibly absurd and hard to follow; however, the cinematography, music synchronization, and battle sequences were all top quality, as to be expected from a Christopher Nolan film.The final verdict on The Dark Knight Rises is obviously to go see it, and see for yourself if you agree with my conclusion. All critiquing and film dissection aside, my heart goes out to all the victims lost in the Aurora cinema shooting; I just hope we can soon again feel safe and find comfort in going to the movies as a family.
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