The Dark Knight Rises

M
2012
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164 mins
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The third and final instalment in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy sees the Dark Knight (Christian Bale) facing off against soulless terrorist Bane... More

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The Dark Knight Rises | Ratings & Reviews

"In a similar manner to how Heath Ledger’s death cast a shadow over The Dark Knight, there’s an air of inevitability to this conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s batrilogy. You know you’re going to be in the theatre for quite a while, that Nolan will use massive scale and strong characterisation to awe you on multiple levels, that it will aspire to loftier heights than most blockbusters, but mostly that it is actually all going to end. For all its aspirations, The Dark Knight Rises leans heavily at times on convention – a ticking clock here, a betrayal there – but these prove more welcome than the earnest speechmaking that could so easily have sent off this great big-screen version of the caped crusader."

FlicksFlicks

"Few blockbusters have borne so heavy a burden of audience expectation as Christopher Nolan's final Batman caper, and the filmmaker steps up to the occasion with a cataclysmic vision of Gotham City under siege..."

VarietyVariety

"A smart, stirring spectacle that faces down impossible expectations to pull off a hugely satisfying end to business. Boy, you’re in for a show tonight…"

Total FilmTotal Film

"Preamble complete, the dark knight duly rises for the bruising final stanza in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, a satisfying saga of revolution and redemption that ends the tale on a note of thunder."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"The film begins slowly with a murky plot and too many new characters, but builds to a sensational climax."

Roger EbertRoger Ebert

"A truly grand finale raises Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy to the peak of big-screen comic book adaptations."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Superhero filmmaking on an unprecedented scale. Rises may lack the surprise of Begins or the anarchy of Knight, but it makes up for that in pure emotion. A fitting epitaph for the hero Gotham deserves."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

The Dark Knight Rises | Details

Rating
M, contains violence
Runtime
164
Genre
Action
Country of origin
USA