The Dark Knight Rises
Crit
Seriously, have I just lost the ability to enjoy a well-made comic-book action flick? 'Cause I was way bored here: grotesquely bland villain, who wears Hannibal Lecter-style headgear and but nothing but punch really hard and take a punch, and a plot so baroque that I came really close to forgetting that Batman was in the story. I will admit that Anne Hathaway looks terrific in spandex, and whoever did her her stunts has kickass moves. Oh, and as always, there are some really cool Battoys, especially the bike out of which Hathaway's Catwoman gets most of the mileage.But the one thing that's genuinely interesting is the pessimistic take on the Occupy movement that the screenplay by Nolans Jonathan and Christopher presents. Granted, it's exhilarating to see the NY-- oops, excuse me: the GCSE trashed, but Occupy gone rogue looks suspiciously like Bolshevism circa 1917 or Robespierreism circa 1794. Then again, there has never been much room for faith in humanity in Gotham City.
Oh, and while this may wrap up a trilogy directed by Nolan senior, the conclusion fairly screams that the story will continue, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt if not with Christian Bale (though it would be kind of a shame not to follow Bale & Hathaway farther--hell, she actually almost gets him to animate!).
Trailers
- The Expendables 2--Oh, please.
- Jack Reacher--I don't think so.
- Django Unchained--Now that's what I'm talkin' about! The D is silent.
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