The Dark Knight Rises
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Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
What critics thought
Nolan's Batman finale landed as a broadly praised but genuinely contested film — most critics admired its ambition and epic scale, while a vocal minority found it bloated, murky in plot, and a step down from its predecessor. The sharpest debates centered on whether the dense, sprawling story earns its grandiosity, and whether Bane can hold the screen the way Ledger's Joker did.
“potent, persuasive and hypnotic”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“the film begins slowly with a murky plot and too many new characters, but builds to a sensational climax.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“disappointingly clunky and bombastic conclusion to a superior series”
Tom Charity·CNN
“story is dense, overlong, and studded with references that will make sense only to those intimate with Nolan's previous excursions into Batmanhood”
Anthony Lane·The New Yorker
“A cinematic, cultural and personal triumph, The Dark Knight Rises is emotionally inspiring, aesthetically significant and critically important for America itself – as a mirror of both sober reflection and resilient hope.”
Todd Gilchrist·The Playlist
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorChristopher Nolan
StarringChristian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway
ComposerHans Zimmer
The Dark Knight Rises
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
What critics thought
Nolan's Batman finale landed as a broadly praised but genuinely contested film — most critics admired its ambition and epic scale, while a vocal minority found it bloated, murky in plot, and a step down from its predecessor. The sharpest debates centered on whether the dense, sprawling story earns its grandiosity, and whether Bane can hold the screen the way Ledger's Joker did.
“potent, persuasive and hypnotic”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“the film begins slowly with a murky plot and too many new characters, but builds to a sensational climax.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“disappointingly clunky and bombastic conclusion to a superior series”
Tom Charity·CNN
“story is dense, overlong, and studded with references that will make sense only to those intimate with Nolan's previous excursions into Batmanhood”
Anthony Lane·The New Yorker
“A cinematic, cultural and personal triumph, The Dark Knight Rises is emotionally inspiring, aesthetically significant and critically important for America itself – as a mirror of both sober reflection and resilient hope.”
Todd Gilchrist·The Playlist
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorChristopher Nolan
StarringChristian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway
ComposerHans Zimmer
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