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Originally Posted by troutman
Ebert (***):
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/120719981
The result, in Christopher Nolan's conclusion to his Batman trilogy, is an ambitious superhero movie with two surprises: It isn't very much fun, and it doesn't have very much Batman.
This is a dark and heavy film; it tests the weight a superhero movie can bear. That Nolan is able to combine civil anarchy, mass destruction and a Batcycle with exercise-ball tires is remarkable. That he does it without using 3D is admirable. That much of it was shot in the 70mm IMAX format allows it to make that giant screen its own. That it concludes the trilogy is inevitable; how much deeper can Nolan dig? It lacks the near-perfection of "The Dark Knight" (2008), it needs more clarity and a better villain, but it's an honorable finale. |
While I am extremely excited for this movie I think a lot of people might leave dissapointed if they're expecting another Dark Knight. I have doubts that Bane will be anywhere near the level of quality of Joker. Ebert's remark about there not being much Batman kind of concerns me. I enjoyed TDK but the thing that bugged me about that movie was that the focus really wasn't on Batman. He almost felt like a secondary character in his own movie so I hope that's not the case with DKR. At any rate I cannot wait for Thursday.