Dark Knight Rises – 7.7

Christian Bale is a convincing and compelling Batman in this superbly acted, directed and photographed (wish I’d seen it at IMAX) action brooder. Somehow the story races along on parallel tracks – one grounded in real-world actions and emotions, the other on a superhero plane – without letting you ponder or making you question this dichotomy. Despite having no end of technological marvels at their disposal, whenever Batman and his nemesis square off, they simply use their fists. And how delicious it is to have the evil force, applying the ultimate in government deregulation, named Bain! One continues to wonder how Marion Cotillard gets a visa to perform work perfectly suitable for an American, while Anne Hathaway elegantly and insouciantly steals every scene she is in, plus a few other things.

0 replies

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *