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- First reviewJuly 20, 2012
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Overall rating
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Disappointing...
PostedJuly 20, 2012
jmsalal
from Birmingham, AL, USA
Age:25 to 34
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
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5
Special Effects
5
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5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
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5
Story
4
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5
Camerawork
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5
The Dark Knight Rises...The REAL reason for the hype is the mystery behind villains Bane and Catwoman. Unfortunately, the former shows such sparse character development that his mask serves as little more than shock value. Tom Hardy's muffled voice sounds more humorous than disturbing. Hardy has a powerful acting voice, but not so much in this movie. Though Anne Hathaway's portrayal of Catwoman has its moments of charm, Christopher Nolan still fails to sufficiently define her as a character. In making Selina Kyle's cause believable, Nolan gives Catwoman a good start. But in the end, the audience is left to speculate much of her development. As with previous villains, Nolan assumes a certain level of familiarity with the villains in their original contexts. This worked for The Joker and even Scarecrow, but not so much for a masked, muscular but otherwise ordinary criminal or effectively a female version of Batman. This is unforgivable, given the nearly three-hour window of opportunity, the longest of Nolan's trilogy. For a movie of its own title, the dark knight himself sees probably the least amount of screen time of the trilogy. Given the plot, this is understandable to a point. But once again, you would expect more from the longest movie of the trilogy. Overall, the movie retains the series trademark grounding in reality but fails at making the audience care about characters not already established. This is something not even a cameo from Jack Nicholson could have salvaged. In the end, The Dark Knight Rises is just another forgettable action movie with an all-star cast.
Pros great actors, good camerawork
Cons too long, forgettable villains
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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