I had to stop watching this movie about 2/3rds of the way through it. I don't understand why people liked it so much. I found it to be poorly written and poorly acted. I thought Christian Bale's performance was weak and found the dialog to be pedantic and predictable.The character of Bane would be interesting except for the pathetic description of his 'creation.' The 'toys' were pretty good, but that's far beneath what this movie could and should have been. I have enjoyed all (or most) of the other Batman movies but honestly found this one to be unwatchable. I'm astounded by the good rating here because I usually agree with user reviews on IMDb. Live and learn.