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- First reviewJuly 20, 2012
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Overall rating
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Bale, Hathaway, Hardy, Gordon-Levitt were great.
PostedJuly 20, 2012
outland
from Western NJ
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
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Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Acting
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Story
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Camerawork
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I'll avoid spoilers in this review.
In _The Dark Knight Rises_, we have probably the most nuanced performance by Christian Bale as the Batman yet; there is a range here that surpasses his fine work on the other two movies as he goes from hurting, near-crippled recluse back to the hero he was in the first two movies. Anne Hathaway very clearly displays the manipulative persona necessary to believe her expertise as a cat burglar. Hardy displays pure brute force from beginning to end, physically superior to Batman (save only one weakness) and almost his equal in terms of strategy. One does believe that the strength of his body and will was forged in the pit of a prison. Caine, Freeman, and especially Oldman all turn in the well-crafted performances we've come to expect from them. Gordon-Levitt, however, becomes Batman's ideals embodied as an exemplary cop, a man who, perhaps even more than Alfred and Lucius Fox, becomes something of a moral compass to a reticent Wayne. My misgivings, though slight, are two with this outing. At rare times, the dialogue seems almost trite. Secondly, the very end of the movie, which I won't divulge, strangely takes a decidedly anti-Nolanesque turn. I understand that this ties in a comment of Alfred's from much earlier in the film, but still, this may have been pushing the envelope a bit even for Batman. This trilogy is probably going to be very difficult to follow-up with another reboot, but who knows? In all of comics, there is no more complex figure than Bruce Wayne/Batman and we may be very pleasantly surprised yet. BTW, all the online speculation over the roles of a couple of characters in the movie is rewarded. Nolan does it again. He manages to work into the movie much from the comic book (particularly from the character of Bane), yet overall gives the whole movie his typically plausible stamp. Fans of the first two movies, as well as newcomers, will be rewarded.
Pros well paced, great actors, best portrayal of batman yet, anne hathaway, joseph gordon-levitt, tom hardy, nolan's entire concept
Cons occaionally obvious dialogue, very end over the top?
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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