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The Dark Knight Rises

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The Dark Knight Rises

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Action fantasy concluding Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway. There has been no sign of Batman in Gotham City since the defeat of the Joker eight years earlier. Bruce Wayne has become a recluse, but he is forced to abandon his seclusion and don cape and cowl once more when merciless terrorist Bane threatens the city with annihilation.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jeremy Aspinall

Director Christopher Nolan concludes his game-changing Batman franchise with another ambitious epic, which sees Christian Bale's caped crime-fighter taken to hell and back. Eight years on from events in The Dark Knight, Gotham City has seen nothing of the Batman since Harvey Dent's death, and Bruce Wayne has become a recluse. But when nefarious masked terrorist Bane (a beefy Tom Hardy) and his minions infiltrate the city and Wayne encounters slinky cat burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), it's time for the tortured tycoon to suit up and get back in the game. Only this time, he may have bitten off more than he can chew, as his adversary is smart, organised and ruthless. As with The Dark Knight, Nolan produces some superb set pieces (the plane hijack, Bane's explosive assault on Gotham) and gets terrific performances from his cast, both regular and new (nods to Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an idealistic young cop and Hathaway, who's spot on as a sexy but no-nonsense Catwoman). But this is a long haul (at nearly three hours) and with so many different plot strands to fit in, the film's momentum sags occasionally. However, there's so much that is good (breathtaking action sequences, star chemistry, directorial ambition) that Nolan can still be credited with producing a superhero franchise unmatched for mood, menace and quality.

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rolenameBruce Wayne / BatmanChristian BaleSelina KyleAnne HathawayBaneTom HardyAlfred PennyworthMichael CaineCommissioner GordonGary OldmanLucius FoxMorgan FreemanJohn BlakeJoseph Gordon-LevittMiranda TateMarion CotillardFoleyMatthew ModineDaggettBen MendelsohnJenJuno TempleMayor Anthony GarciaNestor CarbonellStryverBurn GormanPrisonerTom ContiWayne's lawyerTomas AranaCIA agentAidan GillenRa's Al GhulLiam NeesonJonathan Crane / ScarecrowCillian MurphyUniformDesmond HarringtonPresidentWilliam DevaneYoung Ra's Al GhulJosh Pence

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rolenameDirectorChristopher Nolan

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2012-07-20

Languages

English | English | Arabic | French

Guidance

violence

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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